Hong Kong in December

Cool and dry; Christmas lights; year-end hotel peak.

• Hong Kong Island and Kowloon · Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, the Peakbest weather

  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, Lammabest weather

  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, Guangzhoubest weather

  Almost the same weather; Guangzhou is a little colder in winter and hotter in summer. Typhoons close the HZMB and cancel Macau ferries.

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.

• Christmas

  25–26 Dec

  Harbourfront lights; malls and Tsim Sha Tsui packed; hotels full.

Crowds · Hong Kong

High

Prices · Hong Kong

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

  Best weather of the year (Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, the Peak)

• New Territories, Lantau and the islands

  Best weather of the year (Sai Kung, Tai Mo Shan, Lantau, Cheung Chau, Lamma)

• Macau and the Pearl River Delta (add-ons)

  Best weather of the year (Macau, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Guangzhou)

• Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

  Cool and dry; bring a layer.