Macau in February

Chinese New Year (6 Feb 2027) brings firecrackers, closures and sold-out ferries; grey and damp late in the month.

February 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.
• MarchGoodMild with fog and drizzle; ferries can slow in thick fog. Lent processions.
• AprilGoodWarm and humid; Easter and Ching Ming long weekends fill up.

• Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane) · The whole SARcool

  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, Shenzhencool

  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 Peninsula18 °C (64 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 8 rain 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.

• Chinese New Year big impact

  6–8 Feb 2027 (lunar, moves yearly — check)

  Small shops and restaurants close 2–3 days; firecrackers at temples; ferries and hotels sold out the week around it.

• Procession of Our Lord Bom Jesus dos Passos

  Feb–Mar (Lent)

  Night procession from St Augustine's Church to the Cathedral and back.

• Lantern Festival check

  15th of the first lunar month · Macau Peninsula

  Lanterns and lion dances; busy pagodas.

Crowds · Macau

High

Prices · Macau

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

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

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