Macau weather in December

In December, Macau sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 9 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Macau's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:14 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
42%
6th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Macau is human settlement in Brazil.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Macau reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Macau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Macau weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 26°5910.612.35.5
Feb29° / 26°8312.712.25.0
Mar29° / 26°13218.4124.5
Apr29° / 26°12417.511.94.5
May29° / 25°579.611.85.5
Jun29° / 25°345.611.76.2
Jul29° / 24°233.111.76.8
Aug29° / 24°20.411.87.2
Sep29° / 24°00.1127.4
Oct29° / 25°10.212.17.2
Nov29° / 25°10.412.27.0
Dec29° / 26°9312.36.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117426
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137426
147426
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226931
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266832
276733
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306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Macau gets around 9 mm of rain over 3 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
24
34
44
55
65
76
86
97
107
118
128
138
149
159
169
1710
1810
1911
2011
2112
2212
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2414
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2615
2716
2817
2918
3019
3121

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14951
24951
34951
43961
53961
63961
73961
83961
93961
103961
113961
123961
133961
143961
153970
163970
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182980
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202980
212980
222980
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261981
271981
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301981
311972

Wind in December

Winds average 26 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 25 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of December to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:085:25
212.35:085:25
312.35:095:25
412.35:095:26
512.35:095:26
612.35:105:27
712.35:105:27
812.35:115:28
912.35:115:28
1012.35:115:29
1112.35:125:29
1212.35:125:30
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1812.35:155:33
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2012.35:165:33
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2912.35:205:38
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3112.35:215:38

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — December's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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296.3Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Macau

In seasonPeak

None of Macau's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Macau's rainy season runs January–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Macau?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Macau for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Macau in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Macau sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Macau in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Macau in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Macau peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jul 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Macau?

Macau sits at 5.1°S, 36.6°W, 7 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Guamaré, 35 km away.

Topography around Macau

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Macau.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Macau is covered by water (48%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, water (54%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
545 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
December weather nearby: Guamaré 35 km · Areia Branca 58 km · Açu 60 km · Mossoró 79 km · Icapuí 92 km · João Câmara 102 km · Baraúna 109 km · Lagoa Nova 110 km

Brazil travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / N
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 46% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,713
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
16
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 482
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%Evangelical 27%none 9%other 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Macau (-5.115°, -36.6344°, elevation 7 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).