When to go · Macau
Macau in July
Mixed month. 31–33 °C, humid, typhoon season; mainland summer holidays fill the old town.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Macau
- Prices
- Medium
- Macau
Verdict
31–33 °C, humid, typhoon season; mainland summer holidays fill the old town.
Weather in July
- 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.
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.
Typhoon season
Jun–Oct · Macau Peninsula
Ferries and buses stop under signal 8 or higher.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Macau
- High
- Prices · Macau
- Medium
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries
Where to go in July
Better another month
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.
Hottest; storms and typhoons.