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Macau in August
avoid · not the best time to go · the wettest month of the year
The year in Macau
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- JanJMacau in January: sweet spot
- FebFMacau in February: sweet spot
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- AprAMacau in April: sweet spot
- MayMMacau in May: good
- JunJMacau in June: ok
- JulJMacau in July: ok
- AugAMacau in August: avoid
- SepSMacau in September: good
- OctOMacau in October: sweet spot
- NovNMacau in November: sweet spot
- DecDMacau in December: good, busy
- Sweet spot
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- OK
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- Busy
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The numbers
| Daily high | 30°C |
|---|---|
| Nightly low | 27°C |
| Feels like, afternoon | 37°C |
| Rainy days, 1 mm or more | 18 · 395 mm |
| Humidity | 86% |
| Sunshine | 8.6 h/day |
| Daylight | 12.9 h/day |
| Days over 35°C | 1 |
| Crowds | 72 / 100, higher is quieter |
Ten-year averages for this calendar month. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts it. The model these figures come from drizzles more than a rain gauge, the more so the warmer the month, so its days count from 2 mm, rising to 5 mm in the hottest.
Weather read at Senado Square, the old centre, 7 km from the airport (MFM): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
How busy it gets
Macau in pictures
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What to pack
- Summer clothes by day, highs around 30°C.
- Rain gear you will actually use: about 18 rainy days and 395 mm.
- Sun protection: about 9 hours of sunshine a day.
- Humidity averages 86%; breathable fabrics dry faster.
Each line is a threshold over the ten-year figures above, not advice from anywhere else.
Before you go
| Cost of living | cheap — prices run about 55% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025) |
|---|---|
| Currency | Macanese pataca |
| Languages | Portuguese, Standard Chinese, Cantonese |
| Plugs | Type D and F and G, 220 V |
| Driving | On the left |
| Calling code | +853 |
| Travel advice | No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2025-12-11 Exercise a high degree of caution — Global Affairs Canada, updated 2026-09-24 Level 3: Reconsider Travel — US State Department, updated 2026-09-04 |
| Health | UK Foreign Office health advice |
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-07. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.Travel advice for American readers is the US State Department's (public domain), and for Canadian readers Global Affairs Canada's (Open Government Licence - Canada), each in its own words and written for its own citizens; entry rules depend on your passport.
On arrival in Macau: the apps, paying, getting around, tipping and the emergency numbers.
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