Sham Tseng weather in January

In January, Sham Tseng sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sham Tseng's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sham Tseng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:10 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
51%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Sham Tseng is town in Hong Kong.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sham Tseng reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Sham Tseng

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sham Tseng weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 14°244.110.87.0
Feb20° / 15°346.411.26.5
Mar22° / 18°589.411.86.5
Apr25° / 21°10712.712.56.1
May28° / 25°20917.913.14.7
Jun30° / 27°30222.513.33.4
Jul31° / 27°24721.213.23.4
Aug31° / 27°31222.712.83.3
Sep30° / 26°20416.612.14.3
Oct28° / 24°706.711.56.9
Nov24° / 20°344.710.98.0
Dec20° / 16°293.810.77.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56040
66040
75941
85941
95842
105743
115743
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135644
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155446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sham Tseng gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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411
511
612
712
812
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1013
1113
1213
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1514
1614
1714
1814
1915
2015
2115
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2414
2514
2614
2715
2815
2915
3015
3116

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15627152
25627152
35626162
45626162
55625172
65724172
75724172
85623183
95623183
105822173
115822173
125822173
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165922154
176022144
186022144
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206221134
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256121144
266220144
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Wind in January

Winds average 16 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:075:47
210.77:085:47
310.77:085:48
410.77:085:48
510.77:095:49
610.77:095:50
710.77:095:50
810.77:095:51
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1110.77:105:53
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
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133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
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193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sham Tseng

In seasonPeak

In January, Sham Tseng sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sham Tseng sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Sham Tseng's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Sham Tseng?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Sham Tseng for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sham Tseng in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Sham Tseng sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 14°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Sham Tseng in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 18 to Dec 18 — about 9.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Sham Tseng in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sham Tseng peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 13UV 12Jan 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Sham Tseng in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sham Tseng is worst in January — around 183 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 73 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 21181 µg/m³Jul 1674 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan183Very unhealthy
Feb175Very unhealthy
Mar165Very unhealthy
Apr149Unhealthy
May115Unhealthy
Jun83Unhealthy
Jul73Unhealthy
Aug85Unhealthy
Sep119Unhealthy
Oct127Unhealthy
Nov157Very unhealthy
Dec156Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sham Tseng?

Sham Tseng sits at 22.4°N, 114.0°E, 101 m above sea level, in Hong Kong. The nearest listed city is Ting Kau, 3.0 km away.

Tsing Yi TownDiscovery ParkTsuen WanShap Pat HeungSam ShingTai Wo HauYuen Long San Hui

Topography around Sham Tseng

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sham Tseng.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sham Tseng has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 941 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,020 m.

The land around Sham Tseng is covered by trees (57%) and water (36%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (58%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
343 m
16 km
941 m
80 km
1,020 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
January weather nearby: Ting Kau 3.0 km · Tsing Yi Town 5.0 km · Discovery Park 6.0 km · Tsuen Wan 7.0 km · Shap Pat Heung 7.0 km · Sam Shing 8.0 km · Tai Wo Hau 8.0 km · Yuen Long San Hui 8.0 km

Hong Kong travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 71% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$56,983
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.4
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 538
Religion
other or none 54%Buddhist or Taoist 28%Protestant 7%Roman Catholic 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sham Tseng (22.3667°, 114.05°, elevation 101 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).