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Weather in Hong Kong: August 

August weather is probably the hottest part of the year and the time when locals are starting to get really tired of summer and wishing for autumn cool weather to come to Hong Kong.  Being the school holidays many people leave for vacations during this time, expatriates often return to their European or American homes to get the good summer weather of those places and escape the HK heat.

Typhoons are just as common as they are during July but same as in that month the skies are mostly clear, sunny and very hot.

Humidity continues to be very high though it does not lead to mists or fogs like in March simply because it’s so hot and the sun is shining so brightly.

Bring plenty of suntan lotion during August.  If you don’t mind looking like a little old Chinese lady you can also carry an umbrella for shade!  Actually it isn’t just the old ladies, increasingly a lot of people carry them for shade.   

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