Hong Kong in April

Warm and muggy, frequent fog and drizzle; Easter and Ching Ming crowds at borders.

April is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• OctoberGreatClear, dry and warm: the best month, but Golden Week (1–7 Oct) fills the city.
• NovemberGreatClear skies and 20–25 °C; best hiking and harbour views; wine and dine festival (check).
• DecemberGreatCool and dry; Christmas lights; year-end hotel peak.
• JanuaryGoodCool, dry and clear (14–19 °C); good hiking; bring a jacket for evenings and the Peak.

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

  Subtropical monsoon. Winter (Dec–Feb) is dry and 13–20 °C (55–68 °F); spring (Mar–Apr) is humid with fog that hides the Peak; summer (May–Sep) is 28–33 °C (82–91 °F) with heavy showers and typhoons; October–November are clear and dry — the best months.Subtropical monsoon. Winter (Dec–Feb) is dry and 55–68 °F (13–20 °C); spring (Mar–Apr) is humid with fog that hides the Peak; summer (May–Sep) is 82–91 °F (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.

• Hong Kong Island and Kowloon26 °C (79 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 11 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 11 rain days

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.

• Ching Ming

  Around 4–5 April · Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

  Public holiday; heavy traffic and crowded transport

Crowds · Hong Kong

Medium

Prices · Hong Kong

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Hong Kong, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Rated best or good this month

• Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

  Warm; good month.