Hong Kong set for warmest Lunar New Year’s Eve on record at 28 degrees

2026-02-16 - 02:08

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong could experience its warmest Lunar New Year’s Eve on record since 1884, with temperatures expected to reach 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 Fahrenheit) or higher on Monday. The Hong Kong Observatory said temperatures on Monday were expected to range between 22 and 28 degrees. The previous record for the warmest Lunar New Year’s Eve was 27.8 degrees in...