Hong Kong in November

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, though November is still within the months when tropical cyclones may strike, and its normals average only a fraction of a day with a warning signal in November. The Hong Kong Tourism Board lists WinterFest, with its Christmas Town, for November and December.

Trip facts

• The Hong Kong Observatory's monthly meteorological normals for 1991–2020 list a mean daily maximum temperature of 24.5 °C and a mean daily minimum of 20.3 °C at the Observatory in November, and a mean rainfall total of 39.3 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 May to November are the months during which tropical cyclones of different intensities may strike Hong Kong. (www.hko.gov.hk, checked 2026-10-16)
• The Hong Kong Observatory's 1991–2020 normals list a monthly mean of 0.57 days with a tropical cyclone warning signal No. 1 or higher, and 0.13 days with No. 3 or higher, in November. (www.hko.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)
• 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 Hong Kong's double-decker trams run along the north corridor of Hong Kong Island through Western District, Wan Chai, Happy Valley, Causeway Bay and North Point, that all trams accept Octopus cards and e-payments, and that you get on the tram at the back and pay the exact fare at the front when getting off. (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)