January 19° · ☂ 3 February 20° · ☂ 4 ★ March22° · ☂ 6 April 26° · ☂ 8 May 29° · ☂ 12 June 31° · ☂ 17 July 32° · ☂ 15 August 31° · ☂ 16 September 31° · ☂ 12 October 28° · ☂ 6 ★ November25° · ☂ 4 ★ December21° · ☂ 3 Hong Kong in October:properly hot, occasional rain Hong Kong · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 28° Hottest day 34.2° (2019)
Mean low 24° Coldest night 15.5° (2010)
Rain days 6 days 1-13 by year
Rainfall 203mm Daylight 12.0 → 11.3 h
Hong Kong's 12 months i Best: March, November and December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Beach Goodwarm sea Sightseeing on foot Finemuggy
Humidity 75% 20 muggy days
Clear days 10 days 8 overcast days
Mean wind 12 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 27.5° 26.3-28.1° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:19 / 17:59 Daylight 12.0 → 11.3 h
Hong Kong in October Rain drops sharply and the sky begins to clear. October 1, National Day, is a public holiday. Typhoons can still come until November, so keep an eye on the weather news now and then and put outdoor plans on the clearer days.
Hong Kong in October ran hot: 28°C by day and 24°C at night. By midday the shade was the best seat in town. The gap between day and night was just 4°C, so it felt much the same around the clock. Out of 31 days, about 6 brought rain; the rest stayed dry. Year to year it swung widely, from 1 rain day in 2006 to 13 in 2016.
Highs passed 30°C on 7 days on average. Rain days averaged 33 mm each, so when it rained it rained properly.
Typhoons i 3 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Koinu (2023), 69 km away typhoon strength Haima (2016), 118 km away typhoon strength Khanun (2017), 218 km away typhoon strength 1 2 3 1 4 1 5 8 6 6 7 12 8 7 9 3 10 4 11 1 12
Date by date i Sun
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 31° 26° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 26° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 26° 1-3 rain on 43% of days 30° 26°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 30° 26° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 30° 25° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 30° 25° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 29° 25° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 29° 25° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 29° 25° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 29° 24° 4-10 rain on 26% of days 29° 25°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 28° 24° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 24° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 28° 24° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 28° 24° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 24° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 28° 24° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 28° 24° 11-17 rain on 21% of days 28° 24°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 23° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 28° 24° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 28° 23° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 23° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 22° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 22° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 23° 18-24 rain on 14% of days 27° 23°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 23° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 23° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 23° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 27° 23° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 23° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 22° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 27° 22° 25-31 rain on 9% of days 27° 23°
1-3 rain on 43% of days 30° 26° 4-10 rain on 26% of days 29° 25° 11-17 rain on 21% of days 28° 24° 18-24 rain on 14% of days 27° 23° 25-31 rain on 9% of days 27° 23°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 31° 26° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 30° 26° 1-2 rain on 45% of days 30° 26°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 30° 26° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 30° 26° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 30° 25° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 30° 25° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 29° 25° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 29° 25° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 29° 25° 3-9 rain on 29% of days 29° 25°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 29° 24° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 28° 24° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 24° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 28° 24° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 28° 24° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 28° 24° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 28° 24° 10-16 rain on 24% of days 28° 24°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 28° 24° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 28° 23° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 28° 24° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 28° 23° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 23° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 22° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 22° 17-23 rain on 14% of days 28° 23°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 23° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 27° 23° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 23° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 23° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 27° 23° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 27° 23° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 27° 22° 24-30 rain on 8% of days 27° 23°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 27° 22°
October 31 rain on 15% of days 27° 22°
1-2 rain on 45% of days 30° 26° 3-9 rain on 29% of days 29° 25° 10-16 rain on 24% of days 28° 24° 17-23 rain on 14% of days 28° 23° 24-30 rain on 8% of days 27° 23° October 31 rain on 15% of days 27° 22°
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2006 none
2007 14mm
2008 none
2009 none
2010 none
2011 15mm
2012 none
2013 none
2014 21mm
2015 8mm
2016 12mm
2017 14mm
2018 none
2019 none
2020 11mm
2021 11mm
2022 2mm
2023 7mm
2024 none
2025 1mm
Holidays in October (2026) October 1 National DayOctober 19 The day following Chung Yeung FestivalOctober 12 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in October (2027) October 1 National DayOctober 8 Chung Yeung FestivalOctober 11 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 17° 23° 30° 36° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2006 had 1 rain day, 2016 had 13.
Hong Kong through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January 19° 15° 3 days 34mm 19° February 20° 15° 4 days 37mm 19° March Good 22° 18° 6 days 83mm 21° April 26° 21° 8 days 157mm 23° May 29° 25° 12 days 318mm 27° June 31° 27° 17 days 486mm 28° July 32° 27° 15 days 361mm 30° August 31° 27° 16 days 416mm 29° September 31° 26° 12 days 358mm 29° October 28° 24° 6 days 203mm 28° November Good 25° 20° 4 days 56mm 24° December Good 21° 16° 3 days 23mm 21°
What to pack Loose linen or quick-dry cotton, a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen were the basics. A water bottle stayed in the bag, and midday plans moved indoors.
Rain was occasional. A compact umbrella in the bag is enough.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Hong Kong in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 6 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 1 in the driest to 13 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Hong Kong in October? Days averaged 28°C and nights 24°C. Pack a compact umbrella, T-shirts, sunscreen plus a hat, a swimsuit, and insect repellent.
Can you swim in Hong Kong in October? Sea surface temperature averaged 27.5°C in October, warm enough to stay in for a long swim. Year to year it ranged 26.3-28.1°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is October a good time to visit Hong Kong? On warmth and rain days alone, Hong Kong's easiest months were March, November and December. October ranked 7 of 12.
Is Hong Kong humid in October? Mean relative humidity was 75%, with about 20 muggy days (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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