Macau Peninsula in October

Best month; Golden Week crowds in the first week.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

October is rated good. These months rate higher:

• NovemberGreatDry and comfortable.
• DecemberGreatCool and dry.
• JanuaryGreatCool, dry and clear.
• MarchGreatMild; some fog and drizzle.

• Macau PeninsulaHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 6 days

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 check

  15th of the eighth lunar month · Parks and squares

  Lanterns and mooncakes.

• International Fireworks Display Contest check

  Late Sep to early Oct (check) · Nam Van and the tower

  Crowds along the waterfront on show nights.

• Golden Week (National Day)

  Oct 1–7 · Whole territory

  Border queues and hotel rates are at their worst.

• Typhoon season

  Jun–Oct

  Ferries and buses stop under signal 8 or higher.

• National Day and mainland Golden Week big impact

  1–7 Oct (Golden Week; public holidays 1–2 Oct) · Macau

  The year's busiest week: hotels triple, old-town streets jammed, border queues of 1–2 h.

Crowds · Macau overall

High

Prices · Macau overall

High

Macau overall: Weather turns good, but Golden Week (1–7 Oct) is the worst week of the year for crowds; go after the 8th.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Macau Peninsula, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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