When to go · Macau city
Macau city in May
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air)). Across Macau: Labour Day week is packed; the Drunken Dragon and Fátima processions; heavy showers start.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Macau overall
- Prices
- High
- Macau overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air)). Across Macau: Labour Day week is packed; the Drunken Dragon and Fátima processions; heavy showers start.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- OctoberGreatInside Macau city's best window: Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air).
- NovemberGreatInside Macau city's best window: Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air).
- DecemberGreatInside Macau city's best window: Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air).
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air)). Across Macau: Cool and dry, 12–18 °C; bring a jacket — older hotels and restaurants have no heating.
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.
Labour Day and mainland May holiday big impact
1–5 May · Macau
Mainland tour groups; old town and ferries at capacity.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Macau overall
- High
- Prices · Macau overall
- High
Macau overall: Labour Day week is packed; the Drunken Dragon and Fátima processions; heavy showers start.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Macau city, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Oct: Great (better)
Crowds
May: High
Oct: High
Prices
May: High
Oct: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Oct: 1
May: Outside the best window (Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air)). Across Macau: Labour Day week is packed; the Drunken Dragon and Fátima processions; heavy showers start.
October: Inside Macau city's best window: Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air).
Macau city: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.