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
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.3 °C | 12.8 °C | 15.9 °C | 26.7 °C | 2.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 20.5 °C | 14.5 °C | 17.3 °C | 28.0 °C | 4.4 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 23.2 °C | 17.5 °C | 20.1 °C | 30.0 °C | 7.1 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 26.1 °C | 21.0 °C | 23.2 °C | 31.7 °C | 12.0 °C | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 28.4 °C | 24.0 °C | 25.9 °C | 33.3 °C | 17.7 °C | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| June | 29.7 °C | 25.9 °C | 27.5 °C | 35.2 °C | 20.1 °C | 30 | 14 | 0 |
| July | 30.4 °C | 26.3 °C | 28.1 °C | 35.4 °C | 22.4 °C | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| August | 30.4 °C | 26.1 °C | 27.9 °C | 34.9 °C | 23.9 °C | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| September | 29.6 °C | 25.0 °C | 27.0 °C | 34.2 °C | 18.0 °C | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| October | 27.6 °C | 22.2 °C | 24.7 °C | 33.0 °C | 14.1 °C | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| November | 24.5 °C | 18.5 °C | 21.3 °C | 30.9 °C | 8.1 °C | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 20.4 °C | 13.9 °C | 17.1 °C | 27.8 °C | 2.9 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 71 % | 17 km/h | 18.6 °C |
| February | 43 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 66 % | 76 % | 17 km/h | 18.5 °C |
| March | 78 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 71 % | 81 % | 18 km/h | 19.8 °C |
| April | 129 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 71 % | 84 % | 17 km/h | 22.5 °C |
| May | 229 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 76 % | 87 % | 16 km/h | 25.9 °C |
| June | 332 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 83 % | 88 % | 17 km/h | 27.8 °C |
| July | 248 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 75 % | 87 % | 17 km/h | 28.5 °C |
| August | 329 mm | 24 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 87 % | 15 km/h | 28.7 °C |
| September | 208 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 83 % | 15 km/h | 28.4 °C |
| October | 65 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 44 % | 75 % | 16 km/h | 26.6 °C |
| November | 34 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 44 % | 71 % | 17 km/h | 23.5 °C |
| December | 31 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 67 % | 17 km/h | 20.1 °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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in October | 22ndof 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in December | 29thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in November | 42ndof 50 | 90/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in December | 47thof 50 | 96/100 |
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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.