When to go · Hong Kong
Hong Kong in April
Mixed month. Warm and muggy, frequent fog and drizzle; Easter and Ching Ming crowds at borders.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Medium
- Hong Kong
- Prices
- Medium
- Hong Kong
Verdict
Warm and muggy, frequent fog and drizzle; Easter and Ching Ming crowds at borders.
Weather in April
- Hong Kong Island and Kowloon · Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, the Peakfine
Subtropical monsoon. Winter (Dec–Feb) is dry and 13–20 °C; spring (Mar–Apr) is humid with fog that hides the Peak; summer (May–Sep) is 28–33 °C with heavy showers and typhoons; October–November are clear and dry — the best months.
- New Territories, Lantau and the islands · Sai Kung, Tai Mo Shan, Lantau, Cheung Chau, Lammafine
Same pattern, a few degrees cooler on the peaks in winter (frost on Tai Mo Shan some years). Ferries and the Ngong Ping cable car stop in strong wind and typhoon signals.
- Macau and the Pearl River Delta (add-ons) · Macau, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Guangzhourainy
Almost the same weather; Guangzhou is a little colder in winter and hotter in summer. Typhoons close the HZMB and cancel Macau ferries.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Ching Ming Festival
Ching Ming — 5 Apr 2027 (check)
Grave-sweeping: cemeteries, hill roads and cross-boundary trains busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Hong Kong
- Medium
- Prices · Hong Kong
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
Where to go in April
Rated best or good this month
Warm; good month.