Macau weather in October

In October, Macau sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 73 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Macau's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Macau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:27 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Macau is city and special administrative region of China.

Density
5,632/km²
people per km²
Founded
1999

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Macau reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12925
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How October really feels in Macau

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 2 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
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Macau weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 14°284.810.86.8
Feb19° / 15°377.211.26.4
Mar22° / 18°6710.711.86.3
Apr25° / 22°11913.312.56.0
May28° / 25°21918.7134.6
Jun30° / 27°28822.313.33.4
Jul31° / 27°24621.213.23.4
Aug31° / 27°31722.612.83.3
Sep30° / 26°2151712.14.3
Oct28° / 23°737.211.56.9
Nov24° / 20°345.110.97.9
Dec20° / 15°304.110.77.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46832
56832
66832
76733
86634
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116634
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317030

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Macau gets around 73 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
235
334
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532
631
731
831
930
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1025214429
2025224427
3026234325
4026244324
5037254323
6037264221
7038274220
8039284218
90410284117
100411294115
110412304014
121413313913
131414313912
141515313811
151516323710
16151732369
17251732358
18261832348
19361933337
20371933316
21472033306
22582034285
23692133265
24692134254
257102133244
268112133224
279122233213
2810132133213
2910142132203
3011142132202
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Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:216:09
211.86:216:08
311.86:226:07
411.76:226:06
511.76:226:05
611.76:236:04
711.76:236:03
811.66:236:02
911.66:246:01
1011.66:246:00
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1211.66:255:59
1311.56:255:58
1411.56:265:57
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1611.56:275:55
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1911.46:285:53
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2311.36:305:50
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2511.36:315:49
2611.36:315:48
2711.36:325:47
2811.26:325:47
2911.26:335:46
3011.26:335:45
3111.26:345:45

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.7Bright
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244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Macau

In seasonPeak

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

Macau sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Macau's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
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).

6.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October 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 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 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

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 offshore is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in January near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 25 — about 9.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Macau in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (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 July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 13UV 12Jan 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Macau in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Macau is worst in January — around 179 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (July, 57 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 17176 µg/m³Jul 1057 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan179Very unhealthy
Feb159Very unhealthy
Mar136Unhealthy
Apr111Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep110Unhealthy
Oct128Unhealthy
Nov154Very unhealthy
Dec156Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Macau?

Macau sits at 22.2°N, 113.5°E, 28 m above sea level, in Macao. The nearest listed city is Sé, 1.0 km away.

ZhuojiacunTaipaLai Chi VanLuhuan

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 significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around Macau is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and water (40%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (56%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
278 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
1,004 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: 1.0 km · Zhuojiacun 4.0 km · Taipa 5.0 km · Zhuhai 9.0 km · Lai Chi Van 9.0 km · Luhuan 9.0 km · San Tung Chung Hang 42 km · Tung Chung 42 km

Macao travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 55% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$75,902
2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
folk religion 59%Buddhist 17%none 15%Christian 7%

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 (22.2006°, 113.5461°, elevation 28 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).