Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

The temperatures across Hong Kong, Kowloon, Sha Tin, Kowloon City, and Sham Shui Po are nearly identical throughout the year, with comfortable temperatures generally prevailing from March to November
Tin Shui Wai exhibits slightly warmer temperatures, particularly during the summer months (July and August) where the maximum temperatures can exceed 30°C, causing discomfort
The minimum temperatures in January and December are close to discomfort zone
All cities experience pleasant temperatures within the comfort zone for a significant portion of the year.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	19.1°C	19.1°C	19.1°C	19.1°C	19.1°C	20.3°C
Feb	20.0°C	20.0°C	20.0°C	20.0°C	20.0°C	21.4°C
Mar	22.7°C	22.7°C	22.7°C	22.7°C	22.7°C	24.3°C
Apr	25.4°C	25.4°C	25.4°C	25.4°C	25.4°C	26.8°C
May	28.0°C	28.0°C	28.0°C	28.0°C	28.0°C	29.3°C
Jun	29.9°C	29.9°C	29.9°C	29.9°C	29.9°C	30.9°C
Jul	31.0°C	31.0°C	31.0°C	31.0°C	31.0°C	32.1°C
Aug	30.7°C	30.7°C	30.7°C	30.7°C	30.7°C	31.7°C
Sep	30.4°C	30.4°C	30.4°C	30.4°C	30.4°C	31.6°C
Oct	27.7°C	27.7°C	27.7°C	27.7°C	27.7°C	28.9°C
Nov	24.4°C	24.4°C	24.4°C	24.4°C	24.4°C	25.7°C
Dec	20.3°C	20.3°C	20.3°C	20.3°C	20.3°C	21.2°C
Average	25.8°C	25.8°C	25.8°C	25.8°C	25.8°C	27.0°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	15.2°C	15.2°C	15.2°C	15.2°C	15.2°C	14.8°C
Feb	16.2°C	16.2°C	16.2°C	16.2°C	16.2°C	16.0°C
Mar	19.1°C	19.1°C	19.1°C	19.1°C	19.1°C	19.1°C
Apr	21.7°C	21.7°C	21.7°C	21.7°C	21.7°C	21.6°C
May	24.6°C	24.6°C	24.6°C	24.6°C	24.6°C	24.6°C
Jun	27.0°C	27.0°C	27.0°C	27.0°C	27.0°C	26.8°C
Jul	27.7°C	27.7°C	27.7°C	27.7°C	27.7°C	27.7°C
Aug	27.5°C	27.5°C	27.5°C	27.5°C	27.5°C	27.4°C
Sep	26.8°C	26.8°C	26.8°C	26.8°C	26.8°C	26.7°C
Oct	23.8°C	23.8°C	23.8°C	23.8°C	23.8°C	23.4°C
Nov	20.7°C	20.7°C	20.7°C	20.7°C	20.7°C	20.4°C
Dec	15.9°C	15.9°C	15.9°C	15.9°C	15.9°C	15.2°C
Average	22.2°C	22.2°C	22.2°C	22.2°C	22.2°C	22.0°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

The weather conditions across these cities display remarkable similarities, particularly in sunlight hours (sh) and precipitation levels (prec). Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, and Kowloon show nearly identical patterns in their monthly data, indicating consistency in sun hours and rainfall.
However, Tin Shui Wai stands out with slightly higher sun hours during January and a unique precipitation response throughout the year, particularly in the summer months when it has lower rainfall compared to the other cities. Overall, this analysis suggests that while these regions share common weather traits, Tin Shui Wai has distinct variations worth noting.

Sunny Weather

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	4.2 hours/day
Feb	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Mar	3.4 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.6 hours/day
Apr	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.4 hours/day
May	2.6 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.6 hours/day
Jun	1.7 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.6 hours/day
Jul	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day
Aug	2.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.4 hours/day
Sep	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.2 hours/day
Oct	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	4.7 hours/day
Nov	4.3 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	4.5 hours/day
Dec	5.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	5.2 hours/day
Average	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	0.6mm	0.6mm	0.6mm	0.6mm	0.6mm	0.6mm
Feb	1.5mm	1.5mm	1.5mm	1.5mm	1.5mm	1.5mm
Mar	2.0mm	2.0mm	2.0mm	2.0mm	2.0mm	1.9mm
Apr	3.4mm	3.4mm	3.4mm	3.4mm	3.4mm	3.1mm
May	7.9mm	7.9mm	7.9mm	7.9mm	7.9mm	7.3mm
Jun	12.7mm	12.7mm	12.7mm	12.7mm	12.7mm	11.2mm
Jul	8.5mm	8.5mm	8.5mm	8.5mm	8.5mm	7.7mm
Aug	13.5mm	13.5mm	13.5mm	13.5mm	13.5mm	12.1mm
Sep	9.1mm	9.1mm	9.1mm	9.1mm	9.1mm	7.4mm
Oct	4.3mm	4.3mm	4.3mm	4.3mm	4.3mm	3.9mm
Nov	1.3mm	1.3mm	1.3mm	1.3mm	1.3mm	1.2mm
Dec	0.5mm	0.5mm	0.5mm	0.5mm	0.5mm	0.5mm
Average	5.4mm	5.4mm	5.4mm	5.4mm	5.4mm	4.9mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	20.6km/h	20.6km/h	20.6km/h	20.6km/h	20.6km/h	14.9km/h
Feb	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	15.4km/h
Mar	19.8km/h	19.8km/h	19.8km/h	19.8km/h	19.8km/h	15.7km/h
Apr	18.3km/h	18.3km/h	18.3km/h	18.3km/h	18.3km/h	15.9km/h
May	18.4km/h	18.4km/h	18.4km/h	18.4km/h	18.4km/h	16.1km/h
Jun	19.0km/h	19.0km/h	19.0km/h	19.0km/h	19.0km/h	17.7km/h
Jul	19.7km/h	19.7km/h	19.7km/h	19.7km/h	19.7km/h	18.6km/h
Aug	18.6km/h	18.6km/h	18.6km/h	18.6km/h	18.6km/h	17.2km/h
Sep	18.0km/h	18.0km/h	18.0km/h	18.0km/h	18.0km/h	15.6km/h
Oct	21.9km/h	21.8km/h	21.9km/h	21.9km/h	21.9km/h	17.7km/h
Nov	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	20.7km/h	15.2km/h
Dec	20.1km/h	20.1km/h	20.1km/h	20.1km/h	20.1km/h	15.7km/h
Average	19.6km/h	19.6km/h	19.6km/h	19.6km/h	19.6km/h	16.3km/h

Humidity

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	68.8%	68.8%	68.8%	68.8%	68.8%	62.5%
Feb	76.3%	76.3%	76.3%	76.3%	76.3%	70.4%
Mar	79.3%	79.3%	79.3%	79.3%	79.3%	73.1%
Apr	79.4%	79.4%	79.3%	79.3%	79.3%	73.9%
May	81.7%	81.7%	81.7%	81.7%	81.7%	77.4%
Jun	81.6%	81.6%	81.6%	81.6%	81.6%	78.4%
Jul	78.1%	78.1%	78.1%	78.1%	78.1%	74.7%
Aug	78.0%	78.0%	78.0%	78.0%	78.0%	74.5%
Sep	75.0%	75.0%	75.0%	75.0%	75.0%	70.8%
Oct	69.5%	69.5%	69.5%	69.5%	69.5%	64.4%
Nov	70.0%	70.0%	70.0%	70.0%	70.0%	64.4%
Dec	63.4%	63.4%	63.4%	63.4%	63.4%	57.6%
Average	75.1%	75.1%	75.1%	75.1%	75.1%	70.2%

Daylight Hours #

The sunrise, sunset, and day length data for the cities in Hong Kong reveals minimal variation across the locations. All areas experience the earliest sunrise at 05:39 in June and the latest at 07:04 in January.
However, Tin Shui Wai shows a slight difference with a latest sunrise at 07:05 and the earliest sunset at 17:40 in November, as opposed to the consistent 17:41 sunset across the other locations. Additionally, Tin Shui Wai also records the shortest day at 10:47 in December and the longest day at 13:29 in June, compared to the other cities' 10:48 and 13:28, respectively, indicating a marginally longer day length in Tin Shui Wai.

Sunrise Time

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05
Feb	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55
Mar	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31
Apr	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:04
May	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44
Jun	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40
Jul	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:49
Aug	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01
Sep	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10
Oct	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20
Nov	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37
Dec	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56
Average	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	18:01	18:01	18:01	18:01	18:01	18:01
Feb	18:19	18:19	18:19	18:19	18:20	18:20
Mar	18:32	18:32	18:32	18:32	18:32	18:33
Apr	18:43	18:43	18:43	18:43	18:43	18:44
May	18:56	18:56	18:56	18:56	18:56	18:57
Jun	19:08	19:08	19:08	19:08	19:08	19:09
Jul	19:10	19:10	19:10	19:10	19:10	19:10
Aug	18:53	18:53	18:53	18:53	18:53	18:54
Sep	18:26	18:26	18:26	18:26	18:26	18:26
Oct	17:58	17:58	17:58	17:58	17:58	17:58
Nov	17:41	17:41	17:41	17:41	17:41	17:41
Dec	17:43	17:43	17:43	17:43	17:43	17:43
Average	18:30	18:30	18:30	18:30	18:30	18:30

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Hong Kong	Kowloon	Sha Tin	Kowloon City	Sham Shui Po	Tin Shui Wai
Jan	10:56 hours	10:56 hours	10:56 hours	10:56 hours	10:56 hours	10:56 hours
Feb	11:19 hours	11:19 hours	11:19 hours	11:19 hours	11:20 hours	11:20 hours
Mar	11:32 hours	11:32 hours	11:32 hours	11:32 hours	11:32 hours	11:33 hours
Apr	11:43 hours	11:43 hours	11:43 hours	11:43 hours	11:43 hours	11:44 hours
May	11:56 hours	11:56 hours	11:56 hours	11:56 hours	11:56 hours	11:57 hours
Jun	12:08 hours	12:08 hours	12:08 hours	12:08 hours	12:08 hours	12:09 hours
Jul	12:10 hours	12:10 hours	12:10 hours	12:10 hours	12:10 hours	12:10 hours
Aug	11:53 hours	11:53 hours	11:53 hours	11:53 hours	11:53 hours	11:54 hours
Sep	11:26 hours	11:26 hours	11:26 hours	11:26 hours	11:26 hours	11:26 hours
Oct	10:58 hours	10:58 hours	10:58 hours	10:58 hours	10:58 hours	10:58 hours
Nov	10:41 hours	10:41 hours	10:41 hours	10:41 hours	10:41 hours	10:41 hours
Dec	10:43 hours	10:43 hours	10:43 hours	10:43 hours	10:43 hours	10:43 hours
Average	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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