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Monthly climate in Macau, Macao

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Macau features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1810 mm (71.3 inches) and receives 166 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Macau enjoys an average of 3225 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 47 minutes to 13 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Macau, Macao §

The warmest months in Macau are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Macau experiences 191 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Macau, Macao.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Macau, Macao §

Macau usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 24 rainy days and 315 mm (12.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Macau are January, November and December. On average, 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Macau, Macao.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17 (0.7) 49 (1.9) 62 (2.4) 114 (4.5) 167 (6.6) 310 (12.2) 238 (9.4) 396 (15.6) 233 (9.2) 177 (7.0) 26 (1.0) 22 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 6 11 13 19 24 24 26 22 11 5 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Macau, Macao §

The sunniest months in Macau are May, July and September, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Macau: January, February and April receive an average of 7 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Macau, Macao.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 209 244 263 246 298 276 317 282 286 276 260 261
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 55m 11h 23m 12h 1m 12h 39m 13h 11m 13h 27m 13h 19m 12h 51m 12h 14m 11h 36m 11h 3m 10h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Macau, Macao §

Macau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Macau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Macau, Macao.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 7 10 12 12 14 13 13 13 11 11 9 7