Macau in September

Typhoons still likely; the fireworks contest and Mid-Autumn lanterns begin.

• 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.

• Mid-Autumn Festival

  25–26 Sep 2026 (lunar, moves yearly — check)

  Lantern displays, mooncakes; public holiday the day after; Hong Kong and mainland visitors arrive.

• Macao International Fireworks Display Contest

  Sep–Oct Saturdays

  Evening crowds along the Macau Tower waterfront; bus diversions.

• Typhoon season

  Jun–Oct · Macau Peninsula

  Ferries and buses stop under signal 8 or higher.

Crowds · Macau

Medium

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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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.