The topography of Hong Kong is dominated by hills, and the highest point is Tai Mo Shan, which is 958 meters above sea level. Hong Kong has little flat land, and about 20% of the land belongs to lowlands, mainly concentrated in the northern New Territories, namely Yuen Long Plain and Fanling Lowland, which are alluvial plains naturally formed by rivers.
Hong Kong has a maritime subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and an average annual temperature of 23.3 degrees. The temperature may drop below 10 degrees in winter and rise above 3 1 degrees in summer. Rainfall is concentrated from May to September, accounting for about 80% of the annual rainfall. The annual rainfall is abundant, and the flowers are fragrant in all seasons. It is warm and foggy in spring, hot and rainy in summer, sunny in autumn and slightly dry and cold in winter.
High-rise buildings in the urban area of Hong Kong are concentrated and densely populated, and the microclimate formed is easy to produce heat island effect, which leads to obvious temperature difference between urban and suburban areas.
Hong Kong is in a humid subtropical environment with abundant runoff and developed surface water system. But the water system is limited and there are no big rivers.