Macau in September

Typhoons still likely; the fireworks contest and Mid-Autumn lanterns begin.

September 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 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 Peninsula31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 13 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.

• Mid-Autumn Festival

  25–26 Sep 2026 (lunar, moves yearly — check)

  Lantern displays, mooncakes; public holiday the day after; Hong Kong and mainland visitors arrive.

• Macao International Fireworks Display Contest

  Sep–Oct Saturdays

  Evening crowds along the Macau Tower waterfront; bus diversions.

• International Fireworks Display Contest check

  Late Sep to early Oct (check) · Macau Peninsula

  Crowds along the waterfront on show nights.

• Typhoon season

  Jun–Oct · Macau Peninsula

  Ferries and buses stop under signal 8 or higher.

Crowds · Macau

Medium

Prices · Macau

Medium

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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• 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.