When to go · Macau
Macau, month by month
The best months for Macau: Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodCool and dry, 12–18 °C; bring a jacket — older hotels and restaurants have no heating.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): cool · Pearl River Delta neighbours: coolCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedChinese New Year (6 Feb 2027) brings firecrackers, closures and sold-out ferries; grey and damp late in the month.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): cool · Pearl River Delta neighbours: coolCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- MarchGoodMild with fog and drizzle; ferries can slow in thick fog. Lent processions.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): fine · Pearl River Delta neighbours: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodWarm and humid; Easter and Ching Ming long weekends fill up.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): fine · Pearl River Delta neighbours: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayMixedLabour Day week is packed; the Drunken Dragon and Fátima processions; heavy showers start.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): rainy · Pearl River Delta neighbours: rainyCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- JuneMixedHot, very wet; dragon boats on Nam Van Lake; first typhoon risk.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): rainy · Pearl River Delta neighbours: rainyCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- JulyMixed31–33 °C, humid, typhoon season; mainland summer holidays fill the old town.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): storm or typhoon risk · Pearl River Delta neighbours: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedPeak typhoon and heat; keep a spare day before any flight from Hong Kong.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): storm or typhoon risk · Pearl River Delta neighbours: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberMixedTyphoons still likely; the fireworks contest and Mid-Autumn lanterns begin.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): storm or typhoon risk · Pearl River Delta neighbours: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- OctoberMixedWeather turns good, but Golden Week (1–7 Oct) is the worst week of the year for crowds; go after the 8th.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): best weather · Pearl River Delta neighbours: best weatherCrowds: High · 5 festivals or holidays
- NovemberGreatDry and clear, 18–25 °C: the best month, except Grand Prix week when rates rise and roads close.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): best weather · Pearl River Delta neighbours: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGreatCool, clear and sunny; Christmas lights; weekends busy with Hong Kong visitors.Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane): best weather · Pearl River Delta neighbours: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.