Macau weather in October

In October, Macau sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 75% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Macau's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:08 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 28 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Macau is human settlement in Brazil.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Macau reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

How October really feels in Macau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Macau weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 26°	59	10.6	12.3	5.5
Feb	29° / 26°	83	12.7	12.2	5.0
Mar	29° / 26°	132	18.4	12	4.5
Apr	29° / 26°	124	17.5	11.9	4.5
May	29° / 25°	57	9.6	11.8	5.5
Jun	29° / 25°	34	5.6	11.7	6.2
Jul	29° / 24°	23	3.1	11.7	6.8
Aug	29° / 24°	2	0.4	11.8	7.2
Sep	29° / 24°	0	0.1	12	7.4
Oct	29° / 25°	1	0.2	12.1	7.2
Nov	29° / 25°	1	0.4	12.2	7.0
Dec	29° / 26°	9	3	12.3	6.5

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	94	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	85	85
Cloudier (%)	6	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Macau gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	58	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	53	52	51	49	48	46	44	42	40	38	36	34	32	30	29	27	26	25	24	24	23
Oppressive (%)	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	48	49	51	52	54	56	58	60	62	64	66	68	70	71	73	74	75	76	76	77

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	46	54
17	44	56
18	42	58
19	40	60
20	38	62
21	36	64
22	34	66
23	32	68
24	30	70
25	29	71
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	23	77

Wind in October

Winds average 28 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 28 km/h on the calmest days to 29 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	28	breezy
2	28	breezy
3	28	breezy
4	28	breezy
5	28	breezy
6	28	breezy
7	29	breezy
8	29	breezy
9	29	breezy
10	29	breezy
11	29	breezy
12	29	breezy
13	29	breezy
14	29	breezy
15	29	breezy
16	29	breezy
17	29	breezy
18	28	breezy
19	28	breezy
20	28	breezy
21	28	breezy
22	28	breezy
23	28	breezy
24	28	breezy
25	28	breezy
26	28	breezy
27	28	breezy
28	28	breezy
29	28	breezy
30	28	breezy
31	28	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:13	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05
Sunset (PM)	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:14	5:17
2	12.0	5:14	5:17
3	12.1	5:13	5:17
4	12.1	5:13	5:16
5	12.1	5:12	5:16
6	12.1	5:12	5:16
7	12.1	5:12	5:16
8	12.1	5:11	5:16
9	12.1	5:11	5:16
10	12.1	5:10	5:16
11	12.1	5:10	5:15
12	12.1	5:10	5:15
13	12.1	5:09	5:15
14	12.1	5:09	5:15
15	12.1	5:08	5:15
16	12.1	5:08	5:15
17	12.1	5:08	5:15
18	12.1	5:08	5:15
19	12.1	5:07	5:15
20	12.1	5:07	5:15
21	12.1	5:07	5:15
22	12.1	5:06	5:15
23	12.1	5:06	5:15
24	12.1	5:06	5:15
25	12.2	5:06	5:15
26	12.2	5:06	5:15
27	12.2	5:05	5:15
28	12.2	5:05	5:15
29	12.2	5:05	5:15
30	12.2	5:05	5:15
31	12.2	5:05	5:15

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 6.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — October's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.9	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	6.9	Intense
23	6.9	Intense
24	6.9	Intense
25	6.9	Intense
26	6.9	Intense
27	6.9	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Macau

In seasonPeak

None of Macau's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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 October a good time to visit Macau?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

9.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Macau for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Macau in October

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

In October, Macau sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Macau in October

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in October — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	29	29	29	29	28	27	26	27	27	27	28
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	27	Warm
Dec	28	Warm

UV index in Macau in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	14	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

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

water 48%

16 km

51 m

water 54%

80 km

545 m

shrubs 46%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves

← September Macau year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	46	54
17	44	56
18	42	58
19	40	60
20	38	62
21	36	64
22	34	66
23	32	68
24	30	70
25	29	71
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	23	77

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	46	54
17	44	56
18	42	58
19	40	60
20	38	62
21	36	64
22	34	66
23	32	68
24	30	70
25	29	71
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	23	77

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	25
18	29	25
19	29	25
20	29	25
21	29	25
22	29	25
23	29	25
24	29	25
25	29	25
26	29	25
27	29	25
28	29	25
29	29	25
30	29	25
31	29	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	93	7
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	91	9
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	89	11
16	89	11
17	89	11
18	89	11
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	87	13
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15
31	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	1
31	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	58	42
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	53	47
12	52	48
13	51	49
14	49	51
15	48	52
16	46	54
17	44	56
18	42	58
19	40	60
20	38	62
21	36	64
22	34	66
23	32	68
24	30	70
25	29	71
26	27	73
27	26	74
28	25	75
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	23	77