Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
78.9km²
Area
90km
Coastline
552m
Highest point
Victoria Peak
1,270,876
People
29°C
Warmest sea
July
When to go to Hong Kong Island
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.
Second largest island in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island is an island in Hong Kong. It covers 78.9 km², with 90 km of coastline. Its highest point, Victoria Peak, rises to 552 m. About 1,270,876 people live on it.
Getting there
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 30 km in a straight line
- FerriesWan Chai - Tsim Sha Tsui, Club Ferry, Aberdeen - Mo Tat - Sok Kwu Wan, Aberdeen - Ap Lei Chau
- From October to Novemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Hong Kong Island.
- 33beachesBig Wave Bay Beach, Rocky Bay Beach, South Bay Beach and 30 more
- 76viewpointsOcean Vista, Stubbs Road Lookout, Mt. High West Viewing Point and 73 more
- 5lighthousesCape Collinson Lighthouse, A Kung Ngam, Bluff Head and 2 more
- 9ferry terminalsOcean Park Tai Shue Wan Pier, Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter Landing Number 10, Sai Wan Ho Ferry Pier and 6 more
- 4marinasRoyal Hong Kong Yacht Club, Aberdeen Boat Club, The Aberdeen Marina Club and 1 more
- 52named peaksVictoria Peak, Mount Parker, Mount Kellett and 49 more
- 11waterfallsTai Tam Mound Waterfall, Lugard Falls, Pok Fu Lam Waterfall and 8 more
- 4castles and fortsPillbox 13, Mount Davis Fort, Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village and 1 more
- 66ruins and archaeological sitesPinewood Battery (Deserted), Cape Collinson Battery Searchlight (North), Cape Collinson Battery Searchlight (South) and 63 more
- 1dive centresDiving Adventure
- 32waymarked walking routesHong Pak Country Trail, Tai Tam Country Trail, Pottinger Peak Country Trail and 29 more
- 5campsitesGovnari, Tai Tam Scout Centre, Girl Guides Cecilia Mar Venture House and 2 more
- 164hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 1,738restaurants, 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
Hong Kong Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Hong Kong Island, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
42mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Highest point
552m
prominence 552 m · according to Peakyas
Largest lake
0.14km²
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
29.1°C
Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
28.8°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Pok Po Wancove28.8°C
- Kai Lung Wancove28.8°C
- Tso Tui Wancove28.7°C
42 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Victoria Peakprominence 552 m552m
- Mount Parker532m
- High West494m
- Violet Hill433m
- Siu Ma Shan424m
- The Twins386m
- Mount Gough384m
- Pottinger Peak312m
34 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir0.14km²
Lakeyas is coming soonOpen Lakeyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 141 m above the sea. 71 % of it is below 200 m.
- 28 %0–50 m
- 43 %50–200 m
- 29 %200–500 m
- <1 %500–1,000 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.
10 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Hong Kong7,396,076 people
- Hong Kong Island1,195,529 people
- Victoria956,800 people
- Wan Chai166,695 people
- Aberdeen157,400 people
- Pok Fu Lam77,100 people
- Kennedy Town38,000 people
- Tai Koo35,373 people
- Taikoo Shing34,799 people
- South Horizons (Estate)29,180 people
- Leighton Hill29,160 people
- Wah Fu26,275 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
| Night low (°C) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 13 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Rain (mm) | 36 | 29 | 72 | 104 | 210 | 282 | 185 | 218 | 160 | 49 | 30 | 25 |
| Wet days | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 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) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
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.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q19483) · 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 | Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
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