Macau weather in January

In January, Macau sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 59 mm of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of January to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Macau's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:28 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Macau is human settlement in Brazil.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical January day in Macau reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°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, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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 January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Macau weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26238
36139
46040
55941
65941
75743
85644
95545
105446
115347
125347
135248
145248
155248
165248
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275743
285743
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305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Macau gets around 59 mm of rain over 10.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
223
324
425
526
627
728
829
930
1031
1132
1233
1334
1435
1536
1637
1738
1838
1938
2039
2139
2239
2340
2440
2540
2640
2740
2839
2939
3039
3138

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11972
22962
32953
42953
52944
62944
72944
82935
92935
102935
112935
122935
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141936
151936
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301909
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Wind in January

Winds average 23 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 25 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
125breezy
225breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:215:38
212.35:215:39
312.35:225:39
412.35:225:40
512.35:235:40
612.35:235:40
712.35:245:41
812.35:245:41
912.35:255:42
1012.35:255:42
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1212.35:265:43
1312.35:275:43
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2912.25:335:46
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3112.25:335:47

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.05 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 — January's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
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206.0Bright
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246.0Intense
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266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Macau

In seasonPeak

In January, Macau sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 January a good time to visit Macau?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January 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 January

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

In January, Macau sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Macau in January

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in January — 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 January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 13 (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
January 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).