Hong Kong · Hong Kong
September
Mid-Autumn Festival on Victoria Harbour — spectacular, but typhoon risk still active.
Strong option
#7 of 12 months
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High
29°C
Low
26°C
Rain
285mm
Sun
5.8hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How September scores in Hong Kong
Weather
Average
Value
Good
Crowds
Good
Events
Excellent
Atmosphere
Very good
What you gain in September
- ↑The Mid-Autumn Festival (fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month — typically September or October) is one of Hong Kong's most beautiful events. Victoria Park fills with lanterns; the harbour reflects the full moon and the Symphony of Lights laser show; families carry glowing lanterns through the parks of Kowloon. The fire dragon dance in Tai Hang (a Wan Chai neighbourhood) is one of the most extraordinary street festivals in Asia — 100 metres of incense-burning dragon carried by 300 dancers through narrow lanes.
- ↑September marks the beginning of the typhoon season's retreat: while storms can still develop, frequency and intensity begin declining. Late September increasingly resembles the comfortable October conditions ahead.
What you sacrifice
- ↓Typhoon risk persists actively through September: September typhoons can be the most intense of the season. Super Typhoon Mangkhut struck Hong Kong in September 2018 at Signal 10 — the most extreme level — causing massive disruption. Do not dismiss the risk.
- ↓Humidity remains high and heat oppressive: the transition to autumn comfort is gradual. Mid-September still feels like summer.
How September compares to October (best month)
| Factor | September | October ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 4 | 9 |
| Value | 6 | 5 |
| Crowds | 6 | 4 |
September in other destinations
Lisbon (24.6°C)Barcelona (25.5°C)Tokyo (28.1°C)Bali (30.4°C)Santorini (24.1°C)Paris (21.6°C)New York (23.9°C)Marrakech (31.6°C)Amsterdam (18.8°C)Maldives (30.2°C)Rome (26.5°C)Bangkok (31°C)Istanbul (24.2°C)Vienna (22.1°C)Seoul (25.1°C)Dubrovnik (24.9°C)Rio de Janeiro (27.3°C)Kyoto (28.6°C)Phuket (31°C)Cape Town (19°C)Prague (21°C)Amalfi Coast (27°C)Mexico City (22°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (27°C)London (20°C)Sydney (20°C)Iceland (10°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (39°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (31°C)Chiang Mai (31°C)Miami (32.8°C)Florence (26.3°C)Queenstown (12.5°C)Madrid (28.7°C)Porto (25°C)Edinburgh (16°C)Copenhagen (18°C)Budapest (23°C)Kraków (19°C)Tbilisi (26°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (31°C)Osaka (29°C)Goa (30°C)Cusco (20°C)Buenos Aires (18°C)Mykonos (27°C)Zanzibar (27°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (24°C)Cancun (31°C)Krabi (31°C)Athens (29°C)Seville (31°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (31°C)Havana (31°C)Split (26°C)Taipei (31°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (29°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (31°C)Cappadocia (27°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (25°C)Seychelles (27°C)Nepal (26°C)Jordan (32°C)Azores (25°C)Bora Bora (27°C)Los Angeles (28.1°C)Cairo (35.9°C)Kenya (25.3°C)Jaipur (32.1°C)Las Vegas (36.2°C)San Francisco (20.8°C)Madeira (26.5°C)Vancouver (19.2°C)Muscat (38.1°C)Lima (17.8°C)Cinque Terre (25°C)Kotor (27°C)Tel Aviv (30°C)Santiago (18°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (19.2°C)Penang (31.8°C)Lombok (31°C)Cape Verde (29.2°C)Fez (32.8°C)Kerala (30°C)Kigali (27°C)Oslo (18°C)Auckland (16°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Hong Kong, not across destinations. Methodology →