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Discovery Bay

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Climate

Discovery Bay logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to New Territories's 4 — Discovery Bay wins by 1. Discovery Bay also leads on hot days by 10.

Discovery BayNew Territories
Sunny days
200193
Hot days
99109
Frost days
00
Rainy days
171177
Outdoor dinner months
5/124/12
Avg wind
3.9 m/s3.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1902,139
Darkest month sun
160 hrs/mo154 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.79.7

Discovery Bay

Feels-like °C

16
19
22
26
29
32
34
32
32
25
23
15

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

New Territories

Feels-like °C

16
18
21
24
28
31
33
32
31
25
22
14

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Discovery Bay averages 15.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus New Territories's 15.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Discovery Bay breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.2 µg/m³ lower).

Discovery Bay

New Territories

15.5µg/m³
15.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

Who Thrives Here

Discovery Bay is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
Discovery BayNew Territories
Thrives only in Discovery Bay
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Frequently asked about Discovery Bay vs New Territories

How does the climate compare between Discovery Bay and New Territories?
Sunny days: 200 vs 193 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,190 vs 2,139 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 160 vs 154 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 99 vs 109 d — Discovery Bay lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 171 vs 177 d — Similar
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