Hong Kong in December
In December, Hong Kong has 28.8 mm (1.13 in) of rain, a daily high of 20.4 °C (68.7 °F) and a daily low of 16.2 °C (61.2 °F), as 1991-2020 means; figures in brackets are converted.
Last updated : first sourced version.
Key figures
Weather in December, 1991-2020 means
- High
- 20.4 °C (68.7 °F)
- Low
- 16.2 °C (61.2 °F)
- Rain
- 28.8 mm (1.13 in)
- Sunshine
- 161.6 h hours in the month
Our 1991-2020 mean of the Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK: high, low, rain, sunshine. Computed by City by Month, not by the weather service. Checked . Licence: Terms and Conditions of Use of DATA.GOV.HK, version 1.2. Station position: WMO file Hong_Kong_Observatory, checked ; WMO file Kowloon (King's Park), checked . How we compute this
Station: Hong Kong Observatory, 3.1 km from the city centre point.
Figures in brackets are converted: °F = °C × 9 ÷ 5 + 32, to 1 decimal; inches = mm ÷ 25.4, to 2 decimals.
High: mean daily maximum temperature. Low: mean daily minimum temperature. Rain: mean monthly precipitation total. Sunshine: mean monthly sunshine duration.
Notes. Rain: a day the series marks Trace counts as zero. Sunshine: measured at King's Park, 4 km north of the city centre point, 58 m higher; the other measures are from Hong Kong Observatory.
Daylight on 15 December 2026
- Sunrise
- 06:55 local time
- Sunset
- 17:42 local time
- Day length
- 10 h 47 min
Sunrise and sunset computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator equations, to the minute, for 15 December 2026. Day length in hours and minutes. How we compute this
Source: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Month by month
Each month: daily high in °C, then rain in mm, 1991-2020 means.
Our 1991-2020 mean of the Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK. Checked .
This month against the year
| Measure | December | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Daily high | 20.4 °C | 3rd coldest of 12 months |
| Daily low | 16.2 °C | 3rd coldest of 12 months |
| Rain | 28.8 mm | driest of 12 months |
| Sunshine | 161.6 hours | 6th sunniest of 12 months |
| Day length | 10 h 47 min | shortest of 12 months |
Each value is ranked among the 12 monthly values of the same measure. Equal values share a rank. How we compute this
Our 1991-2020 mean of the Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK. Checked .
Day length: NOAA Solar Calculator equations, checked .
Public holidays this month
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Friday | Christmas Day |
| Saturday | The first weekday after Christmas Day |
Typed from the official list and re-checked, .
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Saturday | Christmas Day |
| Monday | The first weekday after Christmas Day |
Typed from the official list and re-checked, .
Source: Official public holiday list (gov.hk), checked ; Official public holiday list (gov.hk), checked .
Same month in other cities
| City | High, °C | Low, °C | Rain, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 6.9 | 1.9 | 81.7 |
| Barcelona | 14.7 | 6.9 | 37.7 |
| Berlin | 4.4 | -0.1 | 44.2 |
| Buenos Aires | 29.0 | 18.5 | 122.8 |
| London | 9.0 | 3.9 | 58.6 |
| Los Angeles | 19.7 | 9.0 | 63.0 |
| New York | 6.8 | 1.0 | 111.3 |
| Osaka | 12.3 | 5.3 | 55.5 |
| Paris | 8.0 | 3.8 | 62.0 |
| Prague | 3.5 | -1.2 | 28.1 |
| Rome | 12.7 | 4.7 | no data |
| Singapore | 30.5 | 24.3 | 331.9 |
| Tokyo | 12.0 | 3.8 | 57.9 |
| Vienna | 4.0 | -0.4 | 46.8 |
Source: Climate normals 1991-2020, computed by each city's national weather service and submitted to the World Meteorological Organization, checked ; U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, NOAA, checked ; Singapore: our 1991-2020 mean of the National Environment Agency monthly climate series on data.gov.sg, checked . Each city's page names its station.
Sources
- WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808), WMO Member Nations (each national weather service's own submission); archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: WMO Member Nations (2023). WMO Climatological Standard Normals for 1991-2020 (NCEI Accession 0253808). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/800j-vn07. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated. Published by NOAA NCEI for WMO; citation requested. Checked , .
- U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Attribution: Palecki, Michael; Durre, Imke; Applequist, Scott; Arguez, Anthony; Lawrimore, Jay (2021). U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). Station files named in each record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/wck8-er13. Accessed on the check date shown. Licence: No licence stated; citation requested. Checked .
- Hong Kong Observatory daily climate series on DATA.GOV.HK, Hong Kong Observatory, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; published on DATA.GOV.HK. Attribution: Hong Kong Observatory daily series of maximum temperature, minimum temperature, total rainfall and total bright sunshine, from DATA.GOV.HK (https://data.gov.hk/en/), read on the check date shown. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Observatory own the intellectual property rights in the data. With attribution to the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong Observatory and DATA.GOV.HK. The 1991-2020 means are computed by City by Month, not by the Observatory. Licence: Terms and Conditions of Use of DATA.GOV.HK, version 1.2. Checked .
- National Environment Agency monthly climate series on data.gov.sg, National Environment Agency, Singapore; published on data.gov.sg. Attribution: Contains information from Surface Air Temperature - Monthly Mean Daily Maximum, Surface Air Temperature - Monthly Mean Daily Minimum and Rainfall - Monthly Total, accessed on the check date shown from the National Environment Agency on data.gov.sg, which is made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0 (https://data.gov.sg/open-data-licence). The 1991-2020 means are computed by City by Month, not by the Agency, and the Agency does not endorse them. Licence: Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0. Checked .
- NOAA Solar Calculator equations, computed locally, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory (method); City by Month (computation). Attribution: Computed with the NOAA Solar Calculator method (no NOAA endorsement implied). Licence: Method, not data. Checked .
Official sources
Cite this page: City by Month. "Hong Kong in December: weather, daylight, holidays". https://citybymonth.com/cities/hong-kong/hong-kong/december/. Last updated 2 October 2026.