Hong Kong · Hong Kong
July
Peak typhoon month — the least recommended time to visit Hong Kong.
Avoid
#11 of 12 months
There are better months for Hong Kong — see the full ranking below.
See when to go instead →Climate
High
31°C
Low
27°C
Rain
382mm
Sun
6.2hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How July scores in Hong Kong
Weather
Low
Value
Excellent
Crowds
Very good
Events
Below average
Atmosphere
Average
What you gain in July
- ↑Hong Kong's accommodation in July offers some of the year's lowest leisure rates — business travel collapses in typhoon season, and even quality properties in Central and TST discount significantly. If your itinerary is primarily indoor (museums, restaurant experiences, shopping), July prices are genuinely attractive.
- ↑The Hong Kong Museum of History, Science Museum, and Space Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui are vast, air-conditioned, and essentially tourist-free in July. The museum complex is one of the best urban museum clusters in Asia and rarely busy.
What you sacrifice
- ↓July is statistically Hong Kong's worst month for typhoons. Peak typhoon activity concentrates June–September, and July delivers the highest frequency of Signal 8+ hoistings — some years see 3–4 events, each cancelling 1–2 days of activity. Travel insurance is not optional in July.
- ↓The heat and humidity are genuinely punishing: 31°C with 83% humidity creates a heat index that makes outdoor time between 10am–6pm exhausting. The city's outdoor markets, ferry piers, and hillside neighbourhoods are essentially off-limits for comfortable exploration.
How July compares to October (best month)
| Factor | July | October ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 2 | 9 |
| Value | 8 | 5 |
| Crowds | 7 | 4 |
July in other destinations
Lisbon (25.9°C)Barcelona (28.4°C)Tokyo (30.5°C)Bali (29.8°C)Santorini (25.7°C)Paris (23.5°C)New York (28.5°C)Marrakech (36.3°C)Amsterdam (21.6°C)Maldives (30.2°C)Rome (30.2°C)Bangkok (31.8°C)Istanbul (27.9°C)Vienna (25.6°C)Seoul (28.6°C)Dubrovnik (28.3°C)Rio de Janeiro (25.1°C)Kyoto (31.8°C)Phuket (31.5°C)Cape Town (16.8°C)Prague (26°C)Amalfi Coast (31°C)Mexico City (23°C)Medellín (29°C)Fiji (26°C)London (24°C)Sydney (16°C)Iceland (14°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (42°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (34°C)Chiang Mai (31.5°C)Miami (33.3°C)Florence (32.2°C)Queenstown (7.5°C)Madrid (32.8°C)Porto (27°C)Edinburgh (19°C)Copenhagen (22°C)Budapest (28°C)Kraków (24°C)Tbilisi (31°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (33°C)Osaka (33°C)Goa (30°C)Cusco (19°C)Buenos Aires (14°C)Mykonos (29°C)Zanzibar (26°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (25°C)Cancun (32°C)Krabi (32°C)Athens (33°C)Seville (36°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (31°C)Havana (32°C)Split (30°C)Taipei (35°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (32°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (31°C)Cappadocia (32°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (22°C)Seychelles (26°C)Nepal (27°C)Jordan (36°C)Azores (26°C)Bora Bora (26°C)Los Angeles (27.9°C)Cairo (38.5°C)Kenya (23.4°C)Jaipur (34.2°C)Las Vegas (41.4°C)San Francisco (17.5°C)Madeira (27.5°C)Vancouver (23.4°C)Muscat (40.2°C)Lima (17°C)Cinque Terre (28°C)Kotor (31°C)Tel Aviv (31°C)Santiago (13°C)Bogotá (19°C)Bruges (22.5°C)Penang (32.5°C)Lombok (30.2°C)Cape Verde (28.8°C)Fez (37.8°C)Kerala (29°C)Kigali (25°C)Oslo (24°C)Auckland (13°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Hong Kong, not across destinations. Methodology →