Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
10.7km²
Area
18km
Coastline
334m
Highest point
200,000
People
29°C
Warmest sea
July
When to go to Tsing Yi
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
Tsing Yi is an island in China. It covers 10.7 km², with 18 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 334 m. About 200,000 people live on it.
Getting there
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 19 km in a straight line
- FerriesTsuen Wan - Ma Wan, Hong Kong (Sheung Wan) - Shenzhen (Shekou)
- 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 Tsing Yi.
- 9viewpointsLantau Link Viewing Point, Tsing Yi Park Lookup Pavillion and 7 more
- 1lighthouses
- 9named peaksSam Chi Heung South Peak, Sam Chi Heung Middle Peak, Sam Chi Heung North Peak and 6 more
- 1waterfalls
- 3ruins and archaeological sites
- 1waymarked walking routesTsing Yi Nature Trails
- 1campsitesYouth Development and National Education Base
- 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 14restaurants, 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
Tsing Yi in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Tsing Yi, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
3mountainsPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
28.7°C
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 64 m above the sea. 95 % of it is below 200 m.
- 54 %0–50 m
- 41 %50–200 m
- 5 %200–500 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.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Tsing Yi Town182,100 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 (Q1469595) · 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 — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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