Hong Kong in December

When to go

The Hong Kong Observatory says many people regard November and December as the best months of the year, with pleasant breezes, plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures, and calls December one of the driest months. The Hong Kong Tourism Board's WinterFest brings a Christmas Town and seasonal events through the month, ending with the New Year Countdown on the last night of the year. Christmas Day and the first weekday after it are general holidays, so check opening hours around them.

Trip facts

• The Hong Kong Observatory's monthly meteorological normals for 1991–2020 list a mean daily maximum temperature of 20.4 °C and a mean daily minimum of 16.2 °C at the Observatory in December, and a mean rainfall total of 28.8 mm for the month. (www.hko.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Observatory's Climate of Hong Kong page says that during November and December there are pleasant breezes, plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures, that many people regard these as the best months of the year, and that January and December are usually the driest months. (www.hko.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong government's list of general holidays for 2026 includes Christmas Day on Friday 25 December and the first weekday after Christmas Day on Saturday 26 December. (www.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Tourism Board's Discover Hong Kong site lists Hong Kong WinterFest for November - December, and says the city transforms into a holiday wonderland with a Christmas Town and seasonal shopping and dining, all topped off with a New Year's Countdown. (www.discoverhongkong.com, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Tourism Board's Discover Hong Kong site lists the Hong Kong New Year Countdown on 31 December, with thousands of revellers ringing in the new year together. (www.discoverhongkong.com, checked 2026-10-16)
• Hong Kong's Immigration Department lists a visa-free period for visit not exceeding 90 days for holders of U.S.A. passports (except U.S.A. Diplomatic passports), and says visitors are required to have adequate funds to cover the duration of their stay without working and, unless in transit to Chinese Mainland or the Macao Special Administrative Region, to hold onward or return tickets. (www.immd.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)
• Hong Kong International Airport's website says the Airport Express travels between the airport and Central in just 24 minutes, with trains departing at approximately 10 minutes intervals from 05:54 to 00:48 daily, and that the In-Town Check-In service is available at Hong Kong Station and Kowloon Station. (www.hongkongairport.com, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Tourism Board's Discover Hong Kong site says you can get around Hong Kong by taxi, ferry, rail, bus or tram, with payment methods in the form of cash, Octopus Card and e-Wallet, and points to HKeMobility, the Transport Department's journey-planning app covering MTR, buses, minibuses, trams, ferries and water taxis. (www.discoverhongkong.com, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Tourism Board's Discover Hong Kong accommodation finder sorts hotels into Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories and the Outlying Islands, and the page says Hong Kong has over 84,000 rooms in over 300 hotels. (www.discoverhongkong.com, checked 2026-10-16)
• Hong Kong's Inland Revenue Department says Hotel Accommodation Tax is imposed on all accommodation charges received by hotels or guesthouses, and that a resolution passed by the Legislative Council on 23 October 2024 adjusted its rate from 0% to 3% with effect from 1 January 2025. (www.ird.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)