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Weather in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is officially "Subtropical" and has four distinct seasons though autumn is always a bit too short.  I often feel that I have hardly enjoy the cool dry weather of autumn and winter has arrived!  Everybody has their favourite time for weather in Hong Kong but you won't find many locals who are happy with the summer time!  Of course every year is different and the comments I have made in the pages listed below are rough guides.  Sometimes we talk about how summer is early or late this year, or how it is unusually hot or cold at one time of the year.  In fact most Hong Kong people will talk about the weather in terms of festivals -- like "don't put away your winter clothes until you have eaten dragon boat festival dumplings".  That's a traditional saying.

Whatever the weather though there is plenty to do in Hong Kong because really most people here are not big on the great outdoors.  Shopping in malls or eating in restaurants are really more the things that people here want to do. Of course there are some people who do outdoor things -- BBQ is popular as is swimming and hiking.  But it is probably on a much shorter and smaller scale than you would be used to in USA or Europe etc.  e.g. "Hiking" would mean walking on a paved path for 2 or three hours, to get to an official picnic site, not a few days camping like you do in the west!

I'm generalizing here please so if you are from HK and are really a big hiking fan don't complain to me!  :)

We do care more about the seasons rather than the weather itself -- like almost nobody goes to the beach after the official summer is over, even though the beaches actually are still sunny and the sea water is warm. 

For details on current weather in Hong Hong you should check with the Hong Kong Observatory or the Weather Underground.

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