When to go · Macau
Macau in August
Mixed month. Peak typhoon and heat; keep a spare day before any flight from Hong Kong.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Macau
- Prices
- Medium
- Macau
Verdict
Peak typhoon and heat; keep a spare day before any flight from Hong Kong.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
- NovemberGreatDry and clear, 18–25 °C: the best month, except Grand Prix week when rates rise and roads close.
- DecemberGreatCool, clear and sunny; Christmas lights; weekends busy with Hong Kong visitors.
- JanuaryGoodCool and dry, 12–18 °C; bring a jacket — older hotels and restaurants have no heating.
- MarchGoodMild with fog and drizzle; ferries can slow in thick fog. Lent processions.
Weather in August
- Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane) · The whole SARstorm or typhoon risk
Subtropical monsoon. Oct–Dec is dry, clear and 18–26 °C (64–79 °F); Jan–Feb cool and grey (can drop to 8–10 °C (46–50 °F) with no indoor heating in older buildings). Mar–Apr brings fog and drizzle that can delay ferries. May–Sep is 28–33 °C (82–91 °F) with 80%+ humidity, heavy showers and the typhoon peak Jul–Sep.Subtropical monsoon. Oct–Dec is dry, clear and 64–79 °F (18–26 °C); Jan–Feb cool and grey (can drop to 46–50 °F (8–10 °C) with no indoor heating in older buildings). Mar–Apr brings fog and drizzle that can delay ferries. May–Sep is 82–91 °F (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.
- Macau Peninsula32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 16 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 16 rain days
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.
Typhoon season
Jun–Oct · Macau Peninsula
Ferries and buses stop under signal 8 or higher.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Macau
- High
- Prices · Macau
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Macau, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Mixed
Nov: Great (better)
Crowds
Aug: High
Nov: Medium
Prices
Aug: Medium
Nov: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Nov: 3
August: Peak typhoon and heat; keep a spare day before any flight from Hong Kong.
November: Dry and clear, 18–25 °C: the best month, except Grand Prix week when rates rise and roads close.
Macau: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries
Where to go in August
Better another month
Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane)
Subtropical monsoon. Oct–Dec is dry, clear and 18–26 °C (64–79 °F); Jan–Feb cool and grey (can drop to 8–10 °C (46–50 °F) with no indoor heating in older buildings). Mar–Apr brings fog and drizzle that can delay ferries. May–Sep is 28–33 °C (82–91 °F) with 80%+ humidity, heavy showers and the typhoon peak Jul–Sep.Subtropical monsoon. Oct–Dec is dry, clear and 64–79 °F (18–26 °C); Jan–Feb cool and grey (can drop to 46–50 °F (8–10 °C) with no indoor heating in older buildings). Mar–Apr brings fog and drizzle that can delay ferries. May–Sep is 82–91 °F (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.
Hot and wet; typhoons.