When to go · Macau Peninsula
Macau Peninsula in October
Good month. Best month; Golden Week crowds in the first week.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- High
- Macau overall
- Prices
- High
- Macau overall
Verdict
Best month; Golden Week crowds in the first week.
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.
Golden Week (China's National Day holiday)
Oct 1–7
Border queues and hotels are at their worst.
Typhoon season
Jun–Oct
Ferries and buses stop under signal 8 or higher.
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.