Stanley Peninsula

Stanley Peninsula (Chinese: 赤柱半島), formerly known as Tai Tam Peninsula (大潭半島), is a peninsula of southern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Located between Tai Tam Harbour and Stanley Bay, it joins north to Hong Kong Island at the town of Stanley and ends to the south at Wong Ma Kok.

Stanley and Stanley Peninsula.
AsiaSat's Stanley Earth Station, near the southern tip of Stanley Peninsula.

Climate

Climate data for Bluff Head (1995–2016)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.8
(65.8)
19.4
(66.9)
21.0
(69.8)
24.8
(76.6)
28.6
(83.5)
30.5
(86.9)
31.5
(88.7)
31.2
(88.2)
30.4
(86.7)
28.1
(82.6)
25.1
(77.2)
20.8
(69.4)
25.8
(78.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)
16.1
(61.0)
17.9
(64.2)
21.7
(71.1)
25.4
(77.7)
27.4
(81.3)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
27.1
(80.8)
24.9
(76.8)
21.7
(71.1)
17.4
(63.3)
22.6
(72.7)
Average low °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)
14.1
(57.4)
15.9
(60.6)
19.6
(67.3)
23.4
(74.1)
25.3
(77.5)
25.7
(78.3)
25.5
(77.9)
25.1
(77.2)
22.9
(73.2)
19.7
(67.5)
15.1
(59.2)
20.5
(68.9)
Source: Hong Kong Observatory[1]

See also

  • Wong Ma Kok Road - The main road in Stanley Peninsula.

References

  1. "Extract of Annual Data - Bluff Head, 1995-2016". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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