Macau in January

Cool and dry, 12–18 °C; bring a jacket — older hotels and restaurants have no heating.

• 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.

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

  Late Jan–Feb (moves yearly) · Macau Peninsula

  Ferries and hotels sell out; many shops close for several days; crowds at the temples.

Crowds · Macau

Medium

Prices · Macau

Medium

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Macau Peninsula

  Cool, dry and clear.