Hong Kong records the lowest temperature this winter

Several toy poodles bundled up in coats pose with their owners for a photo along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront promenade on Jan 2, 2026, as Hong Kong residents witnessed cold weather. - Photo: China Daily/ANN

HONG KONG: Temperatures over many places in Hong Kong fell to 12 degrees Celsius or below on Friday (Jan 2) morning – four to five degrees lower than those of Thursday (Jan 1) – with the winter monsoon bringing cold and dry weather to the coast of Guangdong.

The minimum temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) was 12.8 degrees Celsius, the lowest so far this winter.