Sé in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sé sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 94 mm of rain over about 16 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is 's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see 's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
19°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
15°C
Rainfall
94 mm
16 wet days
Avg wind
16 km/h
Travel score
6.9
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sé in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.

A typical winter day in reaches about 19°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

10°15°20°25°30°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Sé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Sé weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Sé gets around 94 mm of rain over 16 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 16 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min in early December to 11 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Sé

In seasonPeak

In winter, Sé overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Sé'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 winter a good time to visit Sé?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Sé for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sé in Winter

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

In winter, sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 15°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 16 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Sé in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 19°C across winter — 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 Sé in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 14UV 12Jan 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Sé in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in 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 Sé?

Sé sits at 22.2°N, 113.5°E, 1 m above sea level, in Macao. The nearest listed city is Macau, 1.0 km away.

MacauZhuojiacunTaipaLai Chi VanLuhuan

Topography around Sé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 9 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 is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, water (55%) within 16 km, and water (57%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
1,004 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Macau 1.0 km · Zhuojiacun 3.0 km · Taipa 4.0 km · Lai Chi Van 8.0 km · Luhuan 8.0 km · Zhuhai 10 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 (22.1909°, 113.5473°, elevation 1 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.