Macau weather Information

Macau weather is moderate to hot, with an average annual temperature of just over 20°C (68F) and a yearly mean variation between 16°C (50F) and 25°C (77F).

Macau's subtropical climate has very hot summers and a rainy period during the summer months. A long humid summer from June to September can bring temperatures to over 30 degrees. Humidity can be high with an average range between 75% and 90%.

Rainfall is also high with the yearly total between 40 and 80 ins.

Macau’s weather is also influenced by tropical cyclones from the South Pacific Ocean during the Typhoon season. A few times a year winds can reach gale force and typhoons are not unknown.

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The best Macau weather time is autumn, which is from October to December, when days are sunny and warm and the humidity low.

A comparatively mild winter from January to March sometime see temperatures dropping below 10 degrees. Winter is cold but sunny.

In April, the humidity starts to build up and from May to September Macau weather is again hot and humid with rain and occasional tropical storms called typhoons.

Clothing for Macau weather

Cotton or light clothing is recommended for the Summer.

Woolen clothing and occasionally even a top-coat is required for the Winter.

Sweaters and jackets are sometimes necessary for the cooler evenings in March-May and September-November.

More Macau Weather information from the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau

Macao located at the west bank of Pearl River Delta in South China, is the intersection of Mainland China and South China Sea. It is also located at the south of tropic of Cancer. The winds directions in winter and summer are opposites.

Therefore, Macao is in the monsoon region and from the climate classification is considered mild and rainy in summer. The most comfortable period begins from the middle of October to December.

The winter season in Macao covers the months January and February. The cold air from north Siberia continuously passes through the Mid and South China into Macao region and brings us cold and dry northerly winds.

The urban temperature sometimes drops below 10° C. Therefore, the annual minimum temperature is generally recorded in these two months. The precipitation and rainy days are less it is because lack of water vapor in the atmosphere.

March and April is the seasonal interchange period. The wind direction along the coastal region of South China is mainly easterly to southeasterly, which will increase the temperature and humidity.

Beside some occasional wet weather, fog, drizzle and low visibility days, the weather is mainly fine in spring.

The summer in Macao is longer than the other seasons. Because of hot and wet conditions, the bad weather such as thunderstorm and heavy rain always occur from May to September. Waterspout can be seen occasionally.

Meanwhile from May to October, tropical cyclones occur frequently which make the highest records of precipitation, temperature, rainy days and thunderstorms.

The autumn begins at October, at that time the mainland China becomes cool. The autumn season in Macao is very short, the weather is stable and comfortable with clear sky. It finally returns to the cool and dry November. The cold air from the north will intrude periodically in December.

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30-year Statistics of Macau Weather (1971 - 2000 )

Month	Ave Temp (°C)	Mean Humidity (%)	Insolation duration (hour)	Precipitation
Month	Ave Temp (°C)	Mean Humidity (%)	Insolation duration (hour)	(mm)	days
January	14.8	74	132.4	32.4	6
February	15.2	80	81.8	58.8	10
March	18.2	85	75.9	82.5	12
April	22.1	86	87.8	217.4	12
May	25.5	86	138.4	361.9	15
June	27.7	84	168.2	339.7	17
July	28.6	82	226.2	289.8	16
August	28.3	82	194.7	351.6	16
September	27.3	79	182.2	194.1	13
October	24.7	73	195	116.9	7
November	20.4	69	177.6	42.6	5
December	16.5	69	167.6	35.2	4
Average	22.4	79	1827.8	2122.9	133

Extreme Value of some meteorological elements (1901 - 2003)
Month	Air temperature (°C)		Relative humidity (%)	Precipitation (mm)
Month	absolute max.	absolute min	^*absolute min	monthly max.
January	29.1	-1.8	10	153.1
February	30.2	0.4	19	279
March	31.5	3.2	13	477.8
April	35.3	8.5	26	749.4
May	37.5	13.8	34	975.2
June	36.9	18.5	23	892.9
July	38.9	19.3	39	917.9
August	38.5	19.2	40	836.4
September	38.1	13.2	25	621.4
October	36	9.5	20	405.1
November	34.2	5.1	16	244.4
December	30	0	11	150.8