Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1.3km²
Area
6km
Coastline
193m
Highest point
86,782
People
29°C
Warmest sea
July
6km
To the mainland
When to go to Ap Lei Chau
Best for the beach from October to November.
The sea is warmest in July (29 °C) and coolest in February (19 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from April to November.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Hong Kong
Ap Lei Chau is an island in China. It covers 1.3 km², with 6 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 193 m. About 86,782 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 6 km away.
Getting there
- Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight line
- FerriesAberdeen - Mo Tat - Sok Kwu Wan, Aberdeen - Ap Lei Chau, Aberdeen - Pak Kok Tsuen - Yung Shue Wan, Aberdeen / Stanley - Po Toi Island
- 6 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From October to Novemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Ap Lei Chau.
- 1beaches
- 1viewpoints
- 1ferry terminals
- 1marinasThe Aberdeen Marina Club
- 1named peaksYuk Kwai Shan
- 1castles and fortsAberdeen Battery
- 3waymarked walking routesSouthern District Coastal Trail, Fishery Walk, Round-the-Island Trail
- 2hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 10restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 47 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 63 %0–50 m
- 37 %50–200 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
2 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- South Horizons29,391 people
- South Horizons (Estate)29,180 people
- Lei Tung26,350 people
- Lei Tung Estate18,575 people
- Ap Lei Chau Estate11,960 people
- Yue On Court5,175 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Night low (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Rain (mm) | 40 | 30 | 78 | 106 | 239 | 308 | 216 | 260 | 206 | 65 | 35 | 31 |
| Wet days | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.9 | −0.1 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | −0.6 | −1.0 | −0.8 |
| 2021 | −1.4 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +1.2 | +0.8 | −0.9 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.2 |
| 2022 | +0.7 | −1.0 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | −0.5 | −0.3 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 |
| 2023 | −0.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.0 | −0.5 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +1.3 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.7 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.8 | −0.1 |
| 2025 | −1.3 | −1.8 | −1.0 | −0.6 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q318115) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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