When to go · Macau
Macau in March
Good month. Mild with fog and drizzle; ferries can slow in thick fog. Lent processions.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- Medium
- Macau
- Prices
- Medium
- Macau
Verdict
Mild with fog and drizzle; ferries can slow in thick fog. Lent processions.
Is another month better than March?
March is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in March
- Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane) · The whole SARfine
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, Shenzhenfine
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 Peninsula21 °C (70 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 10 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.
Procession of Our Lord Bom Jesus dos Passos
Feb–Mar (Lent)
Night procession from St Augustine's Church to the Cathedral and back.
Easter
Good Friday 26 Mar and Holy Saturday 27 Mar 2027 — check
Public holidays; Hong Kong long weekend fills Macau.
Lantern Festival check
15th of the first lunar month · Macau Peninsula
Lanterns and lion dances; busy pagodas.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Macau
- Medium
- Prices · Macau
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Macau, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Good
Nov: Great (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Nov: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Nov: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 3
Nov: 3
March: Mild with fog and drizzle; ferries can slow in thick fog. Lent processions.
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
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in March
Rated best or good this month
Mild; some fog and drizzle.