Macau in August

Peak typhoon and heat; keep a spare day before any flight from Hong Kong.

• Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane) · The whole SARstorm or typhoon risk

  Subtropical monsoon. Oct–Dec is dry, clear and 18–26 °C; Jan–Feb cool and grey (can drop to 8–10 °C with no indoor heating in older buildings). Mar–Apr brings fog and drizzle that can delay ferries. May–Sep is 28–33 °C with 80%+ humidity, heavy showers and the typhoon peak Jul–Sep.

• Pearl River Delta neighbours · Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Hengqin, Shenzhenstorm or typhoon risk

  Same weather system: a typhoon that stops Macau ferries also stops the bridge buses and Hong Kong's harbour. Winter haze from the mainland is possible Dec–Feb.

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.

• Typhoon season

  Jun–Oct · Macau Peninsula

  Ferries and buses stop under signal 8 or higher.

Crowds · Macau

High

Prices · Macau

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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• Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane)

  Subtropical monsoon. Oct–Dec is dry, clear and 18–26 °C; Jan–Feb cool and grey (can drop to 8–10 °C with no indoor heating in older buildings). Mar–Apr brings fog and drizzle that can delay ferries. May–Sep is 28–33 °C with 80%+ humidity, heavy showers and the typhoon peak Jul–Sep.

• Pearl River Delta neighbours

  Same weather system: a typhoon that stops Macau ferries also stops the bridge buses and Hong Kong's harbour. Winter haze from the mainland is possible Dec–Feb.

• Macau Peninsula

  Hot and wet; typhoons.