When to go · Macau city
Macau city in October
Great month. Inside Macau city's best window: Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- High
- Macau overall
- Prices
- High
- Macau overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Macau city
Inside Macau city's best window: Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air).
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
National Day and mainland Golden Week big impact
1–7 Oct (Golden Week; public holidays 1–2 Oct) · Macau
The year's busiest week: hotels triple, old-town streets jammed, border queues of 1–2 h.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Macau overall
- High
- Prices · Macau overall
- High
Macau overall: Weather turns good, but Golden Week (1–7 Oct) is the worst week of the year for crowds; go after the 8th.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.