Tsuen Wan climate

Tsuen Wan is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 13 °C. June is the wettest month (332 mm) and January the driest (31 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Tsuen Wan averages 1,757 mm of rain and 229 days above 25 °C.

Hong Kong · population 318,916 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 16°
  2. Feb 17°
  3. Mar 20°
  4. Apr 23°
  5. May 26°
  6. Jun 28°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 27°
  10. Oct 25°
  11. Nov 21°
  12. Dec 17°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month July 30 °C
  • Coldest month January 13 °C
  • Driest month January 31 mm
  • Wettest month June 332 mm
  • Least cloud October 44 % cloud
  • Hottest on record July 35 °C
  • Coldest on record January 2.3 °C
  • Warmest sea August 29 °C

What to expectTsuen Wan through the year

Tsuen Wan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 19 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 12 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 229 days a year reach 25 °C, 74 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in July.

Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 332 mm against 31 mm in January — 11 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Tsuen Wan is warmest in August at 29 °C and coldest in February at 19 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 19.3 °C 31 mm 53 %
February 20.5 °C 43 mm 66 %
March 23.2 °C 78 mm 71 %
April 26.1 °C 129 mm 71 %
May 28.4 °C 229 mm 76 %
June 29.7 °C 332 mm 83 %
July 30.4 °C 248 mm 75 %
August 30.4 °C 329 mm 73 %
September 29.6 °C 208 mm 60 %
October 27.6 °C 65 mm 44 %
November 24.5 °C 34 mm 44 %
December 20.4 °C 31 mm 47 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January19.3 °C12.8 °C15.9 °C26.7 °C2.3 °C100
February20.5 °C14.5 °C17.3 °C28.0 °C4.4 °C300
March23.2 °C17.5 °C20.1 °C30.0 °C7.1 °C900
April26.1 °C21.0 °C23.2 °C31.7 °C12.0 °C2110
May28.4 °C24.0 °C25.9 °C33.3 °C17.7 °C2960
June29.7 °C25.9 °C27.5 °C35.2 °C20.1 °C30140
July30.4 °C26.3 °C28.1 °C35.4 °C22.4 °C31190
August30.4 °C26.1 °C27.9 °C34.9 °C23.9 °C31190
September29.6 °C25.0 °C27.0 °C34.2 °C18.0 °C30130
October27.6 °C22.2 °C24.7 °C33.0 °C14.1 °C2920
November24.5 °C18.5 °C21.3 °C30.9 °C8.1 °C1400
December20.4 °C13.9 °C17.1 °C27.8 °C2.9 °C200

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January31 mm511 h/day53 %71 %17 km/h18.6 °C
February43 mm711 h/day66 %76 %17 km/h18.5 °C
March78 mm1112 h/day71 %81 %18 km/h19.8 °C
April129 mm1413 h/day71 %84 %17 km/h22.5 °C
May229 mm2013 h/day76 %87 %16 km/h25.9 °C
June332 mm2314 h/day83 %88 %17 km/h27.8 °C
July248 mm2213 h/day75 %87 %17 km/h28.5 °C
August329 mm2413 h/day73 %87 %15 km/h28.7 °C
September208 mm1612 h/day60 %83 %15 km/h28.4 °C
October65 mm712 h/day44 %75 %16 km/h26.6 °C
November34 mm511 h/day44 %71 %17 km/h23.5 °C
December31 mm411 h/day47 %67 %17 km/h20.1 °C

How Tsuen Wan compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Tsuen Wan 30 °C 13 °C 1,757 mm 229
Kwai Chung · Hong Kong 30 °C 12 °C 1,728 mm 222
Sha Tin · Hong Kong 29 °C 12 °C 1,749 mm 203
Wong Tai Sin · Hong Kong 28 °C 11 °C 1,750 mm 173
Tai Po · Hong Kong 31 °C 12 °C 1,739 mm 229
Hong Kong · Hong Kong 30 °C 13 °C 1,750 mm 213

Where Tsuen Wan ranks

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Tsuen Wan.

QuestionsCommon questions about Tsuen Wan’s climate

When is the best time to visit Tsuen Wan?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, March, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Tsuen Wan get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 74 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 13 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Tsuen Wan?

June, averaging 332 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is January with 31 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,757 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Tsuen Wan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.