Macau in October

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

October 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.

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

  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, Shenzhenbest weather

  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 Peninsula28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 6 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 6 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.

• National Day and mainland Golden Week big impact

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

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

• Macao International Fireworks Display Contest

  Sep–Oct Saturdays

  Evening crowds along the Macau Tower waterfront; bus diversions.

• Chung Yeung Festival

  18 Oct 2026 (lunar — check)

  Families visit graves; public holiday.

• Mid-Autumn Festival check

  15th of the eighth lunar month · Macau Peninsula

  Lanterns and mooncakes.

• International Fireworks Display Contest check

  Late Sep to early Oct (check) · Macau Peninsula

  Crowds along the waterfront on show nights.

• Golden Week (National Day)

  Oct 1–7 · Macau Peninsula

  Border queues and hotel rates are at their worst.

• Typhoon season

  Jun–Oct · Macau Peninsula

  Ferries and buses stop under signal 8 or higher.

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.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Macau (Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai, Coloane)

  Best weather of the year (The whole SAR)

• Pearl River Delta neighbours

  Best weather of the year (Hong Kong, Zhuhai, Hengqin, Shenzhen)

• Macau Peninsula

  Best month; Golden Week crowds in the first week.

• Macau city

  Best months: Oct–Dec (dry, mild, cooler air)