Observed Climate Change in Hong Kong

At the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters, temperature readings are available since 1885, except for a break during World War II from 1940 to 1946. Analysis of the annual mean temperature data showed that there was an average rise of 0.12°C per decade from 1885 to 2012. The rate of increase in average temperature became faster in the latter half of the 20th century. In post-war years from 1947 to 2012, the average rise amounted to 0.15°C per decade, accelerating to 0.22°C per decade during 1983-2012.

Annual mean temperature recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters (1885-2012). Data are not available from 1940 to 1946