how is it?
i m coming to hk next week, so  i was a bit worried of what kind of cloth i will need it.
I m from Italy so I used to live in cold place in winter,so a bomber jacket is too much there in hk? i will be stay in hk till the middle of january.
thx guys

It can vary. Last winter was one of the coldest in HK with temps in the 10 Celsius range it felt like. It should be warmer than that during your stay but just be aware it could be cold.

[ Last edited by  mj2345 at 13-12-2008 15:55 ]

ok i will bring with me my bomber jacket
thx

The problem with Hong Kong is that its all concrete, rather than wood or brick, in that in the summer its like a storage heater and at night you can feel the heat radiating out the concrete walls....


In the winter its the reverse the concrete sucks the heat out of everything....

And thus 10C in the UK is mild , it feels worse in HK as things that are normal in Europe, ie heating , double / triple glazing , carpets and cavity wall insultation do not exist in HK.

Hard to say really.  Generally at this time of year its about a fairly consistent 20c but from time to time for a period of a few days at a time, the weather can suddenly drop to about 10c so bring your shorts and t-shirts (if that's what you'd normally wear for about 20c) but also maybe your jeans and a jacket just in case.

love what you said above.  i used to be in the UK too.
and you know what? the effect doesn't only just happen indoors. it happens out door too!

in uk winder i an get away with a blazer and just a shirt underneath.
in HK i need the down feather jacket!

don't worry too much about HK weather, everytime I am there in winter time, I wear t-shirt and jeans and shorts, its not cold over there

I hate cold weather and always leave HK in January / February. I didn't last year because I was still recovering
from surgery and it was fuckin freeeeeeezing. Never again. This year, I'm off to summertime in South America.

Well as you can see everyone has different views of HK's winter..

Some of us wear jeans and a t-shirt...some say its 'cold, and some even leave the city for a couple of months....

It really depends on the weather you like and/or are already use to...for you I don't think you'll think its cold in HK seeing as how your saying its cold in Italy..

As for my personal opinion you cannot talk about weather in HK with the word cold....chilly at best...last winter for me was very comfortable, I could walk around the streets and not sweat which was great.  

Right now the weather in HK is beautiful, 15-19ish in the mornings and evenings, and a warm 23ish in the afternoons.

Don't know about the rest of the world but Hong Kong is getting warmer year by year. I remember when I was a kid we had to put on scarves and gloves and carry a hot potato in our hands. Now my wife keeps complaining that Hong Kong has no winter any more - no chance to dress up. At most there are just a few days a year when temperatures drop to around 10 degrees. Winter is actually the most comfortable time of the year here. Neither hot nor cold. Love it.

Hong Kong is snowing this time around............

I've lived in HK for a long time and can say that last winter was extremely cold. Usually winter in HK isn't cold at all. Just a sweater or a thin jacket would do the trick.

wow so many different opinions ... i will bring my bomber anyway .. thx ^_^

Normal autumn wear is fine but maybe the odd sweater, Jumper or Jacket is good too....

You can always stock up in HK which is cheap or i think you are heading to China this visit.... which is even cheaper!

Will add China is colder than HK though......



[ Last edited by  puffdaddy at 15-12-2008 04:29 ]

i was there 2 winters ago .. wow.. it was hot. i was there from christmas to 1 st week of new years.. and it was hot, the time it got cold was the 2nd week when i left hong kong for los angeles.. and it was freezing in los angeles to the point my pool was frozen. unbelievably cold ...
but it got cold the day i left.. and then i was in hong kong this year 3rd week of jan.. till 3rd week of feb.. and it was unimaginably cold.. and i was in for a treat.. now that im going from dec 20th to jan 10th.. ill just bring jeans, some light shirts and a leather jacket .. always bring a rain jacket in case.. it rains.. IN CASE!!!! and a leather jacket or formal one when u go out with friends.. u can never go wrong with jeans.. and yeah.. i just hope its FINALLY cold.. everyone is saying its cold.. my uncles.. aunts.. cousins.. yeah.. sure wait till u come to mei-gwok.. u will know what cold weather is.. better yet.. go to CANADA.. lol.......but neways,... is it really that cold this time???