When to go · Hong Kong
Hong Kong in September
Mixed month. Still typhoon season, the strongest storms often come now; Mid-Autumn lanterns.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Medium
- Hong Kong
- Prices
- Medium
- Hong Kong
Verdict
Still typhoon season, the strongest storms often come now; Mid-Autumn lanterns.
Weather in September
- Hong Kong Island and Kowloon · Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, the Peakstorm or typhoon risk
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, Lammastorm or typhoon risk
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, Guangzhoustorm or typhoon risk
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.
Mid-Autumn Festival
25 Sep 2026 (Mid-Autumn; the day after, 26 Sep, is the holiday — check)
Lantern displays in Victoria Park; the Tai Hang fire dragon dance for three nights; parks full after dark.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Hong Kong
- Medium
- Prices · Hong Kong
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries
Where to go in September
Better another month
Hong Kong Island and Kowloon
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
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)
Almost the same weather; Guangzhou is a little colder in winter and hotter in summer. Typhoons close the HZMB and cancel Macau ferries.