Climate averages 1991–2020
Sha Tin weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Sha Tin: daytime highs average 19.6°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 48 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kwai Chung (5 km away). In December its highs average 20.0°C, about as warm as Sha Tin, with 34 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in Hong Kong, Sha Tin ranks 6th of 6 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 6 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 6 cities is 20.0°C; Sha Tin is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 18.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 29 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Sha Tin climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 24 | 3.9 | 10.911 h |
| February | 19.5°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 34 | 6.4 | 11.411 h |
| March | 22.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 68 | 10.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.1°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 122 | 14.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 27.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 229 | 20.0 | 13.213 h |
| June | 28.9°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 314 | 23.8 | 13.513 h |
| July | 29.6°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 243 | 22.9 | 13.413 h |
| August | 29.6°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 308 | 23.9 | 12.913 h |
| September | 28.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 203 | 17.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 26.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 64 | 6.9 | 11.612 h |
| November | 23.6°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 36 | 4.9 | 11.111 h |
| December, selected | 19.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 29 | 3.9 | 10.811 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Kwai Chung in DecemberHong Kong · 5 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 13.9°C · 34 mm rain
- Tai Po in DecemberHong Kong · 8 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 13.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Hong Kong in DecemberHong Kong · 12 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 14.6°C · 34 mm rain
- Shenzhen in DecemberChina · 22 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 13.8°C · 31 mm rain
- Tuen Mun in DecemberHong Kong · 22 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 31 mm rain
- San Tung Chung Hang in DecemberHong Kong · 27 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 14.8°C · 29 mm rain
- Bao'an Centre in DecemberChina · 35 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Longgang in DecemberChina · 39 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 12.6°C · 32 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Sha Tin) is explained once on the Sha Tin year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.
Tai Po lies in the same rainfall cell, so its rainfall figures are identical to these; temperatures differ because they come from smaller 0.1° cells.