When to go · Macau
Macau in March
Good month. Mild with fog and drizzle; ferries can slow in thick fog. Lent processions.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- Medium
- Macau
- Prices
- Medium
- Macau
Verdict
Mild with fog and drizzle; ferries can slow in thick fog. Lent processions.
Weather in March
- Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane) · The whole SARfine
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, Shenzhenfine
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.
Procession of Our Lord Bom Jesus dos Passos
Feb–Mar (Lent)
Night procession from St Augustine's Church to the Cathedral and back.
Easter
Good Friday 26 Mar and Holy Saturday 27 Mar 2027 — check
Public holidays; Hong Kong long weekend fills Macau.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Macau
- Medium
- Prices · Macau
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in March
Rated best or good this month
Mild; some fog and drizzle.