Hong Kong logs warmest winter on record, averaging 2 degrees Celsius above normal

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Ambrose LiMarch 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM

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Hong Kong experienced its warmest winter on record between December and February, with a mean temperature of 19.3 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, this record-breaking warmth was due to a weaker-than-normal northeast monsoon over southern China, particularly in February. The mean temperature for February alone was 20.1 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal. The city recorded only five cold days, the joint third-lowest on record. While February rainfall was slightly above average, the accumulated rainfall for the first two months of the year was below normal.