Best time to visit Tai Po

December is the best time to visit Tai Po for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February. 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 December 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 31 °C
Cooler weather January 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 December 95 20 °C 4 70
2 November 92 25 °C 5 90
3 January 92 19 °C 4 62
4 February 92 20 °C 6 61
5 March 85 23 °C 10 67
6 October 76 28 °C 7 92
7 April 70 26 °C 14 74
8 September 51 30 °C 17 70
9 May 51 28 °C 20 75
10 June 43 30 °C 23 70
11 August 42 31 °C 24 66
12 July 41 31 °C 23 66

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from March to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 19 °C 54 % 62
February 20 °C 20 °C 68 % 61
March 21 °C 23 °C 73 % 67
April 23 °C 26 °C 73 % 74
May 26 °C 28 °C 77 % 75
June 28 °C 30 °C 84 % 70
July 29 °C 31 °C 75 % 66
August 29 °C 31 °C 73 % 66
September 28 °C 30 °C 60 % 70
October 27 °C 28 °C 44 % 92
November 24 °C 25 °C 45 % 90
December 21 °C 20 °C 48 % 70

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 31 °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 19.1 °C 25 mm 54 %
February 20.4 °C 35 mm 68 %
March 23.1 °C 72 mm 73 %
April 26.1 °C 130 mm 73 %
May 28.5 °C 236 mm 77 %
June 29.8 °C 328 mm 84 %
July 30.6 °C 248 mm 75 %
August 30.5 °C 323 mm 73 %
September 29.7 °C 212 mm 60 %
October 27.6 °C 66 mm 44 %
November 24.5 °C 35 mm 45 %
December 20.4 °C 28 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.

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