Climate

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

New TerritoriesSan Tung Chung Hang
Sunny days
193200
Hot days
10999
Frost days
00
Rainy days
177172
Outdoor dinner months
4/125/12
Avg wind
3.1 m/s3.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1392,190
Darkest month sun
154 hrs/mo160 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.79.7

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

San Tung Chung Hang

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

Air Quality

New Territories averages 15.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus San Tung Chung Hang's 13.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — San Tung Chung Hang breathes ~14% cleaner air (2.2 µg/m³ lower).

New Territories

San Tung Chung Hang

15.7µg/m³
13.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

New Territories (4.0M) and San Tung Chung Hang (76K) are 52x in population — New Territories is the larger metro, San Tung Chung Hang the smaller.

52x

New Territories is roughly 52x the scale of San Tung Chung Hang

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

HK flagNew Territories
52x
HK flagSan Tung Chung Hang
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.HK flagNew Territories4.0M52x
2.HK flagSan Tung Chung Hang76K1x

Who Thrives Here

San Tung Chung Hang is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
New TerritoriesSan Tung Chung Hang
Thrives only in San Tung Chung Hang
New TerritoriesSan Tung Chung Hang

Frequently asked about New Territories vs San Tung Chung Hang

How does the climate compare between New Territories and San Tung Chung Hang?
Sunny days: 193 vs 200 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,139 vs 2,190 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 154 vs 160 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 109 vs 99 d — San Tung Chung Hang lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 177 vs 172 d — Similar
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