Hong Kong in March

When to go

The Hong Kong Observatory describes March as milder, with occasional spells of high humidity, and says drizzle and fog sometimes reduce visibility enough to disrupt air traffic and ferry services. Its normals show a mild, humid month, with fog on some days. The Easter general holidays fall at the end of March in the coming year, so check opening hours and your dates against the government's list.

Trip facts

• The Hong Kong Observatory's monthly meteorological normals for 1991–2020 list a mean daily maximum temperature of 21.9 °C and a mean daily minimum of 17.6 °C at the Observatory in March, and a mean rainfall total of 75.3 mm for the month. (www.hko.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Observatory's Climate of Hong Kong page says March and April are milder although there are occasional spells of high humidity, and that air traffic and ferry services are occasionally disrupted because of reduced visibility under drizzle and foggy weather. (www.hko.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Observatory's 1991–2020 normals list a mean relative humidity of 82% at the Observatory in March, and a monthly mean of 1.47 days with fog (visibility below 1000 m). (www.hko.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong government's list of general holidays for 2027 includes Good Friday on Friday 26 March, the day following Good Friday on Saturday 27 March and Easter Monday on Monday 29 March. (www.gov.hk, 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 the Star Ferry carries passengers between Hong Kong Island (Central and Wan Chai) and Kowloon (Tsim Sha Tsui), and that passengers can pay by Octopus Card, credit cards, digital payments like WeChat Pay, coins, or cash for a token from the machines at the pier. (www.discoverhongkong.com, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Tourism Board's Discover Hong Kong site says red taxis serve Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, green taxis the New Territories and blue taxis Lantau Island, and that from 1 April 2026 taxis must offer at least two electronic payment methods, one QR code option and one non-QR code option, while passengers may still pay in cash. (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)