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Kowloon in May
In May, Kowloon averages a daytime high of 29 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 273 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Kowloon's most comfortable months, November to March.
- Average high
- 29 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 273 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 80
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Kowloon
May is the 5th warmest month in Kowloon by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 19 °C to 31 °C and the lows from 13 °C to 26 °C. By day, May is 4 °C warmer than April, and June is 2 °C warmer than May.
May brings 273 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 181 mm (2174 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 10 min, against 10 h 50 min at the shortest and 13 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 °C | 13 °C | 27 mm | Yes |
| February | 20 °C | 14 °C | 41 mm | Yes |
| March | 22 °C | 17 °C | 79 mm | Yes |
| April | 25 °C | 20 °C | 148 mm | |
| May | 29 °C | 24 °C | 273 mm | |
| June | 30 °C | 26 °C | 427 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 26 °C | 331 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 26 °C | 417 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 25 °C | 274 mm | |
| October | 28 °C | 23 °C | 88 mm | |
| November | 24 °C | 19 °C | 35 mm | Yes |
| December | 20 °C | 15 °C | 34 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Kowloon?
Not by the measure used here: about 273 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Kowloon are November to March; the nearest are March, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Hong Kong in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kowloon
This guide lists 80 places to stay in Kowloon, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 60; 3–10 km, 15; 10 km or more, 2.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.