What to Wear in Hong Kong in November
Hong Kong in November: 26°C / 79°F afternoons, 20°C / 68°F nights, about 4 wet days and the driest air since February.
- Navy unlined chore jacket — on at sunset, which comes before 5:50pm all month
- Navy-and-ecru Breton knit — nights in the second half average 18.7°C
- Stone Oxford shirt — sleeves rolled at 25.8°C, buttoned for a Wine & Dine Month dinner
- Olive cotton trousers — one pair for a 26°C / 79°F afternoon and a 20°C / 68°F night
- Dark olive suede loafers — a 15.4°C dew point and about 4 wet days let suede out again
- Stone canvas tote — the jacket and the knit ride in it until dark
- A rain shell — about 4 wet days and under 40mm on NOAA's airport record
- A wool coat — even late-November nights average 18.7°C
- Short sleeves only — the average night is 19.8°C, the first month under 20°C since March
November is the month the air dries out. NOAA NCEI's record for Hong Kong International Airport puts the mean dew point at 15.4°C, down from 19.0°C in October and the lowest since February, with about 4 wet days. Afternoons still average 25.8°C, but nights fall to 19.8°C, the first month under 20°C since March, and to 18.7°C in the second half. That is a two-temperature day, and sunset comes before 5:50pm all month, so pack for both halves: short sleeves and cotton trousers for the afternoon, a navy chore jacket and a Breton knit for after dark. The dry air also lets suede and cotton knit through the walk to dinner.
October takes the rain out of Hong Kong. November takes the water out of the air: the dew point drops almost four degrees, the nights slip under 20°C, and a jacket and suede loafers finally make sense.
The capsule
01Navy unlined chore jacket, three patch pocketsPack it for the hour after sunset. Afternoons average 25.8°C, but sunset moves from 5:47pm on the 1st to 5:39pm on the 30th and the average night drops to 19.8°C, so an unlined navy chore jacket goes on as you leave for dinner and comes off again on the MTR. Unlined matters: anything padded is too much for a 20°C / 68°F walk from Central to Sheung Wan.
02Navy-and-ecru Breton cotton knitFor the second half of the month, when NOAA's airport record puts the average night at 18.7°C. A navy-and-ecru Breton knit goes under the chore jacket on the Star Ferry's upper deck and on its own at a harbourside bar in Tsim Sha Tsui. Cotton rather than wool, since late-November afternoons still reach 24.7°C and you will carry it for half the day.
03Stone cotton Oxford button-down shirtYour dinner shirt for Wine & Dine Month, when the Hong Kong Tourism Board carries festival menus into restaurants and bars through November. A stone Oxford button-down looks dressed under the navy jacket, and rolled to the elbow it covers a 25.8°C afternoon on its own. Stone rather than white keeps it with the olive and the navy.
04Navy cotton polo, short sleeveShort sleeves for the eight or so November afternoons that still reach 28°C on the airport record. A navy cotton polo keeps a collar for a Central lunch, and navy sits with both the olive trousers and the stone joggers, so one top covers the warm days whichever trousers you wear.
05Olive slim straight cotton trousersOne pair of trousers for most of the month. Olive-green cotton trousers with slant pockets and a slightly cropped leg sit above the loafers without breaking, and cover a 26°C / 79°F afternoon on Hollywood Road and a 20°C / 68°F evening in Soho. Olive picks up the loafers and lets the navy pieces read as navy rather than black.
06Stone elastic-waist joggers, cuffed ankleWear these on the flight in, on a ferry day to Lamma and at the hotel, and leave them out of Central dinners, where the olive pair goes. Stone joggers with an elastic waist and cuffed ankles are the one soft trouser in this capsule, and the cuffed ankle means no hem to roll on a ferry gangway.
07Dark olive suede horsebit loafersSuede comes back in November. With the dew point down to 15.4°C and about 4 wet days on NOAA's airport record, dark olive suede loafers dry out between walks instead of staying dark for days, as they would in October's damper air. Wear them bare-ankled on a 26°C / 79°F afternoon and with the chore jacket at night; they match the olive trousers.
08Stone canvas zip tote, olive webbing handlesSomewhere to put the layers. A November day climbs from about 20°C to 26°C and falls back after dark, so the chore jacket and the Breton ride in a stone canvas tote until you need them. Zip-top for the MTR at rush hour; plain canvas, because nothing in about 4 wet days calls for waxed or coated.
Day to night
Navy polo · olive cotton trousers · dark olive suede loafers · stone tote with the chore jacket folded inside. Coffee in Sheung Wan at nine, the galleries along Hollywood Road by eleven, lunch in Central at 25.8°C.
Stone Oxford with the Breton added after dark · navy chore jacket open · olive trousers · olive suede loafers. A Wine & Dine Month dinner in Central at seven, then the Star Ferry to Tsim Sha Tsui on a 20°C / 68°F evening.
A suggested look — navy chore jacket, navy and ecru breton knit, olive cotton trousers, dark olive suede loafers.
What to avoid
- A rain shell — about 4 wet days and under 40mm on NOAA's airport record
- A wool coat — even late-November nights average 18.7°C
- Short sleeves only — the average night is 19.8°C, the first month under 20°C since March
- Evenings out without a layer — sunset comes before 5:50pm all month
Frequently asked questions
On NOAA NCEI's record for Hong Kong International Airport, averaged over 30 Novembers, the mean daily high is 25.8°C and the low 19.8°C / 68°F. About 4 days bring 0.25mm of rain or more, some 37mm in all, and thunder is reported in about one November in ten. The mean dew point falls to 15.4°C from 19.0°C in October, the driest air since February, and nights are the coolest since March. About 8 afternoons still reach 28°C. Daylight shortens from 11h 20m on 1 November to 10h 53m on the 30th, with sunset between 5:47pm and 5:39pm. The station is at the airport on Chek Lap Kok, so read these as airport figures.
A navy unlined chore jacket, a navy-and-ecru Breton cotton knit, a stone Oxford button-down, a navy cotton polo, olive slim cotton trousers, stone joggers for travel days, dark olive suede loafers and a stone canvas tote. That covers a 25.8°C afternoon in Central, a 20°C / 68°F evening on the Star Ferry and the cooler nights of late November. Leave the rain shell and the wool coat at home: November is dry, and even its coolest fortnight averages 18.7°C at night.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board has not yet published the 2026 dates. In 2025 its WinterFest ran from 14 November to 4 January, centred on a Christmas Town in Statue Square in Central, so if 2026 follows that pattern, a trip in the second half of November catches the opening. Dress for an evening in the open air at about 20°C / 68°F: the Breton under the navy chore jacket, the olive trousers and the suede loafers, with the tote for anything you buy. Late-November nights average 18.7°C on the airport record, the coolest of the month.
Early November for warm afternoons, late November for cool evenings. NOAA's airport record gives the first half 27.0°C by day and 20.9°C at night, the second half 24.7°C and 18.7°C, with the dew point falling from 16.3°C to 14.5°C and wet days steady at about 2 in each half. The Wine & Dine Festival on the Central Harbourfront ends on Sunday 1 November, and Wine & Dine Month keeps its menus running all month. Late November leads into Clockenflap, the music festival on the Central Harbourfront from 4 to 6 December 2026. Sunset stays between 5:39pm and 5:47pm throughout.
About four degrees cooler at both ends, and drier in the air. On the same NOAA airport record, October averages 29.5°C by day and 23.8°C at night, November 25.8°C and 19.8°C. Wet days fall only from about 5 to about 4; the bigger changes are the dew point, down from 19.0°C to 15.4°C, and the afternoons at 30°C or more, down from 15 to about 2. Our October guide packs linen, a trail shoe and an umbrella. November keeps the short sleeves for the afternoon and adds an unlined jacket, a cotton knit and suede loafers for the evening.
The first jackets of the season, carried more often than worn. On a November evening in Central the short sleeves of October gain an unlined jacket or a cotton knit, and closed leather shoes replace sandals. The month's dress occasion is dinner: the Hong Kong Tourism Board runs Wine & Dine Month through November, with special menus across the city's restaurants and bars, so pack one collared shirt that works under a jacket. Keep the colours dark and quiet, navy, olive and stone, and let the suede loafers be the one texture that shows.
Sources
- NOAA NCEI — 1991–2020 climate normals, Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok) stationfigures computed from NOAA NCEI's global-summary-of-the-day record 45007099999 for the airport at Chek Lap Kok, 30 complete Novembers (rain days counted at ≥0.01 in on the 23 Novembers with complete rain reports). NOAA's daily archive for the Hong Kong Observatory's headquarters station ends in 1992, so the airport record stands in. Recorded per month because this city's other pages are sourced differently.
- NOAA NCEI — Global Summary of the Day, Hong Kong International Airport (WMO 45007, 45007099999; observations by the Hong Kong Observatory), 1991–2020 — accessed 2026-09-29
- Hong Kong Tourism Board — Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, 29 October to 1 November 2026, Central Harbourfront Event Space — accessed 2026-09-29
- Hong Kong Tourism Board — WinterFest 2025 press release (14 November 2025 to 4 January 2026, Christmas Town at Statue Square, Central) — accessed 2026-09-29
- Clockenflap 2026 on Ticketflap, the festival's ticketing site — 4 to 6 December 2026, Central Harbourfront — accessed 2026-09-29
