Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1.3km²
Area
6km
Coastline
193m
Highest point
Yuk Kwai Shan
86,782
People
29°C
Warmest sea
July
6km
To the mainland
When to go to Ap Lei Chau
Best for the beach from October to November.
The sea is warmest in July (29 °C) and coolest in February (19 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from April to November.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Hong Kong
Ap Lei Chau is an island in China. It covers 1.3 km², with 6 km of coastline. Its highest point, Yuk Kwai Shan, rises to 193 m. About 86,782 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 6 km away.
Getting there
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight line
- FerriesAberdeen - Mo Tat - Sok Kwu Wan, Aberdeen - Ap Lei Chau, Aberdeen - Pak Kok Tsuen - Yung Shue Wan, Aberdeen / Stanley - Po Toi Island
- 6 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From October to Novemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
Some links above are affiliate links: if you book through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never changes what the data on this page says.
On the island
What you find on Ap Lei Chau.
- 1beaches
- 1viewpoints
- 1ferry terminals
- 1marinasThe Aberdeen Marina Club
- 1named peaksYuk Kwai Shan
- 1castles and fortsAberdeen Battery
- 3waymarked walking routesSouthern District Coastal Trail, Fishery Walk, Round-the-Island Trail
- 2hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 10restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Ap Lei Chau in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Ap Lei Chau, each with its own numbers.
1mountainPeakyas
Highest point
196m
Yuk Kwai Shan
according to Peakyas
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 47 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 63 %0–50 m
- 37 %50–200 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
2 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- South Horizons29,391 people
- South Horizons (Estate)29,180 people
- Lei Tung26,350 people
- Lei Tung Estate18,575 people
- Ap Lei Chau Estate11,960 people
- Yue On Court5,175 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Night low (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Rain (mm) | 40 | 30 | 78 | 106 | 239 | 308 | 216 | 260 | 206 | 65 | 35 | 31 |
| Wet days | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.9 | −0.1 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | −0.6 | −1.0 | −0.8 |
| 2021 | −1.4 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +1.2 | +0.8 | −0.9 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.2 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | −1.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | −0.5 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| 2023 | −0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.0 | −0.5 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +1.3 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.7 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.8 | −0.1 |
| 2025 | −1.3 | −1.8 | −1.0 | −0.6 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
More islands nearby.
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong79 km²552 m4 km away
Lantau Island
China150 km²934 m21 km away
Lamma IslandChina14 km²353 m4 km away
Hong Kong International AirportChina2.5 km²8 m24 km away
Tsing YiChina11 km²334 m13 km away
Chek Lap KokChina21 km²71 m25 km away
Macau International AirportChina1.3 km²6 m59 km away
ColoaneChina7.6 km²124 m62 km awayAbout these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q318115) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
The family
Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers or canyons?
Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.
beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit 
lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Coming soonVisit mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit 
waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Coming soonVisit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.You are here
rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit