# Hong Kong Weather

> HKO Data, Beautiful Interface

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id286262858](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id286262858)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id286262858`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Conceptable
- **Category:** Weather
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 9.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2019-02-13
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hong-kong-weather/id286262858)
- **Website:** [https://hkweather.net](https://hkweather.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://hkweather.net/info/privacy](https://hkweather.net/info/privacy)

## Description

Hong Kong weather at a glance, using data from the Hong Kong Observatory, the Environmental Protection Department and the Transport Department.

WEATHER WHERE YOU ARE
- Temperature, humidity and wind from the weather stations nearest to you, and the Observatory's rainfall estimate for your area
- Weather warnings in force, with push notifications
- Today's forecast and a 9-day forecast with the temperature trend
- Radar images at 64, 128 and 256 km
- District map of visibility, rainfall, temperature, wind and humidity
- Sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset times
- Tide chart

AIR QUALITY
- Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) by station, with the health risk forecast

TYPHOONS AND TRAFFIC
- Tropical cyclone track
- Traffic cameras across Hong Kong: star your favourites and browse by district

MADE FOR YOUR DEVICES
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Apple Watch app with complications
- Themes to change the look of the app
- Information in English or Chinese

Thank you to the Hong Kong Observatory and the Environmental Protection Department for authorising the reproduction of their information.

** The location estimated by your iPhone may differ from your actual position. Weather stations may also sit at a different height or in different terrain from you, so the readings shown may differ from the conditions where you are.

## Rankings

- #288,548 — Overall

## Review summary

Hong Kong Weather is widely praised for its beautiful, easy-to-read UI and reliable HKO data, with strong widgets and Apple Watch support. Users value alerts, camera views, and its replacement of built-in weather apps. Common drawbacks focus on iPad feature parity with the iPhone, watch complications that don’t auto-update, and widget limitations for Today. Overall, the app is well-regarded and actively improved, with frequent requests centered on cross-device parity and richer widget forecasts.

### Pros

- Beautiful, professional and easy-to-read UI
- Accurate data with warnings/notifications using HKO data
- Strong widget and Apple Watch integration (including complications) and cross-device support
- Replaces built-in Weather app; widely regarded as the best HK weather app
- Responsive updates and ongoing improvements

### Cons

- iPad/iPhone feature parity issues (missing/accessibility of iPhone-only features on iPad)
- Apple Watch complications do not auto-update and updates can be slow
- Today widget lacks forecast details and has unused space
- App updates can be slow

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id286262858)