When to go · Macau
Macau in February
Mixed month. Chinese New Year (6 Feb 2027) brings firecrackers, closures and sold-out ferries; grey and damp late in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Macau
- Prices
- High
- Macau
Verdict
Chinese New Year (6 Feb 2027) brings firecrackers, closures and sold-out ferries; grey and damp late in the month.
Weather in February
- Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane) · The whole SARcool
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, Shenzhencool
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.
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.
Chinese New Year big impact
6–8 Feb 2027 (lunar, moves yearly — check)
Small shops and restaurants close 2–3 days; firecrackers at temples; ferries and hotels sold out the week around it.
Procession of Our Lord Bom Jesus dos Passos
Feb–Mar (Lent)
Night procession from St Augustine's Church to the Cathedral and back.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Macau
- High
- Prices · Macau
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket