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Best time to visit Ma On Shan

November is the best time to visit Ma On Shan for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March. The sea stays above 20 °C from March to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 95/100
A beach holiday October sea 27 °C
The least cloud October 44 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 25 mm
Warmth July 29 °C
Cooler weather January 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 95 23 °C 5 85
2 December 92 19 °C 4 65
3 February 88 19 °C 6 56
4 January 87 18 °C 4 57
5 March 86 21 °C 10 61
6 October 82 26 °C 7 91
7 April 75 24 °C 14 70
8 September 57 28 °C 17 72
9 May 56 27 °C 20 75
10 June 49 28 °C 23 72
11 August 48 29 °C 24 70
12 July 47 29 °C 23 70

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from March to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 18 °C 54 % 57
February 20 °C 19 °C 68 % 56
March 21 °C 21 °C 73 % 61
April 23 °C 24 °C 73 % 70
May 26 °C 27 °C 77 % 75
June 28 °C 28 °C 84 % 72
July 29 °C 29 °C 75 % 70
August 29 °C 29 °C 73 % 70
September 28 °C 28 °C 60 % 72
October 27 °C 26 °C 44 % 91
November 24 °C 23 °C 45 % 85
December 21 °C 19 °C 48 % 65

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.6 °C 25 mm 54 %
February 18.8 °C 35 mm 68 %
March 21.4 °C 73 mm 73 %
April 24.4 °C 129 mm 73 %
May 26.8 °C 232 mm 77 %
June 28.2 °C 329 mm 84 %
July 29.0 °C 253 mm 75 %
August 29.0 °C 324 mm 73 %
September 28.1 °C 216 mm 60 %
October 26.0 °C 71 mm 44 %
November 22.9 °C 35 mm 45 %
December 18.9 °C 29 mm 48 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.