January 19° · ☂ 4 ★ February20° · ☂ 3 March 23° · ☂ 8 April 26° · ☂ 8 May 29° · ☂ 12 June 31° · ☂ 14 July 32° · ☂ 13 August 32° · ☂ 15 September 32° · ☂ 10 October 29° · ☂ 6 ★ November25° · ☂ 4 ★ December21° · ☂ 3 Macau in December:cool and fresh, little rain Macau · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 21° Hottest day 27.9° (2018)
Mean low 14° Coldest night 5.2° (2010)
Rain days 3 days 0-8 by year
Rainfall 23mm Daylight 10.9 → 10.8 h
Macau's 12 months i Best: February, November and December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Goodmild and mostly dry
Humidity 70% 1 muggy day
Clear days 10 days 8 overcast days
Mean wind 17 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:58 / 17:45 Daylight 10.9 → 10.8 h
Macau in December Dry, bright winter weather. Midday can feel soft, but mornings and evenings are cool enough for a light jacket. December 20 is the anniversary of the Macao SAR's establishment and a public holiday. Rain is among the lightest of the year.
Macau saw 21°C by day and 14°C at night in December. A light layer covered most days. Out of 31 days, an average of 3 saw rain. In 2011, December had no rain day at all; in 2012 it had 8.
Typhoons i 1 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Rai (2021), 171 km away tropical storm 1 2 3 1 4 1 5 7 6 8 7 12 8 8 9 4 10 3 11 1 12
Date by date i Sun
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December 1 Tuesday 1 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 23° 15° December 2 Wednesday 2 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° December 3 Thursday 3 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° December 4 Friday 4 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 16° December 5 Saturday 5 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 16° 1-5 rain on 12% of days 22° 15°
December 6 Sunday 6 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 22° 16° December 7 Monday 7 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° December 8 Tuesday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° December 9 Wednesday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 21° 15° December 10 Thursday 10 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 22° 15° December 11 Friday 11 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 22° 15° December 12 Saturday 12 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 22° 16° 6-12 rain on 4% of days 22° 15°
December 13 Sunday 13 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 16° December 14 Monday 14 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 15° December 15 Tuesday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 21° 15° December 16 Wednesday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 14° December 17 Thursday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 19° 12° December 18 Friday 18 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 19° 12° December 19 Saturday 19 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 19° 13° 13-19 rain on 14% of days 20° 14°
December 20 Sunday 20 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 20° 14° December 21 Monday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 14° December 22 Tuesday 22 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 21° 14° December 23 Wednesday 23 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 20° 14° December 24 Thursday 24 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 14° December 25 Friday 25 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 20° 14° December 26 Saturday 26 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 20° 14° 20-26 rain on 7% of days 21° 14°
December 27 Sunday 27 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 20° 13° December 28 Monday 28 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 20° 13° December 29 Tuesday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 20° 13° December 30 Wednesday 30 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 12° December 31 Thursday 31 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 19° 12°
27-31 rain on 9% of days 20° 13°
1-5 rain on 12% of days 22° 15° 6-12 rain on 4% of days 22° 15° 13-19 rain on 14% of days 20° 14° 20-26 rain on 7% of days 21° 14° 27-31 rain on 9% of days 20° 13°
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December 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 23° 15° December 2 Thursday 2 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° December 3 Friday 3 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° December 4 Saturday 4 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 16° 1-4 rain on 13% of days 22° 15°
December 5 Sunday 5 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 16° December 6 Monday 6 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 22° 16° December 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° December 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 15° December 9 Thursday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 21° 15° December 10 Friday 10 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 22° 15° December 11 Saturday 11 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 22° 15° 5-11 rain on 6% of days 22° 15°
December 12 Sunday 12 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 22° 16° December 13 Monday 13 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 22° 16° December 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 15° December 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 21° 15° December 16 Thursday 16 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 19° 14° December 17 Friday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 19° 12° December 18 Saturday 18 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 19° 12° 12-18 rain on 12% of days 20° 14°
December 19 Sunday 19 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 19° 13° December 20 Monday 20 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 20° 14° December 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 14° December 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 21° 14° December 23 Thursday 23 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 20° 14° December 24 Friday 24 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 14° December 25 Saturday 25 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 20° 14° 19-25 rain on 8% of days 20° 14°
December 26 Sunday 26 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 20° 14° December 27 Monday 27 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 20° 13° December 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 20° 13° December 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 20° 13° December 30 Thursday 30 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 19° 12° December 31 Friday 31 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 19° 12°
26-31 rain on 8% of days 20° 13°
1-4 rain on 13% of days 22° 15° 5-11 rain on 6% of days 22° 15° 12-18 rain on 12% of days 20° 14° 19-25 rain on 8% of days 20° 14° 26-31 rain on 8% of days 20° 13°
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2006 none
2007 none
2008 none
2009 none
2010 5mm
2011 none
2012 none
2013 22mm
2014 none
2015 none
2016 none
2017 none
2018 none
2019 none
2020 none
2021 4mm
2022 5mm
2023 3mm
2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in December (2026) December 8 Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionDecember 20 Macao SAR Establishment DayDecember 20 to December 22 Establishment Day and Winter Solstice breakDecember 21 Substitute day for Macao SAR Establishment DayDecember 24 to December 27 Christmas breakDecember 31 New Year's Eve (afternoon, civil servants exempt)December 25 Christmas Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in December (2027) December 8 Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionDecember 20 Macao SAR Establishment DayDecember 22 Winter SolsticeDecember 24 to December 27 Christmas breakDecember 27 Substitute day for Christmas DayDecember 31 New Year's Eve (afternoon, civil servants exempt)December 24 Christmas Day (observed)December 25 Christmas Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 10° 16° 23° 29° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates December 1 (Tue) 2 (Wed) 3 (Thu) 4 (Fri) 5 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 7 (Mon) 8 (Tue) 9 (Wed) 10 (Thu) 11 (Fri) 12 (Sat) 13 (Sun) 14 (Mon) 15 (Tue) 16 (Wed) 17 (Thu) 18 (Fri) 19 (Sat) 20 (Sun) 21 (Mon) 22 (Tue) 23 (Wed) 24 (Thu) 25 (Fri) 26 (Sat) 27 (Sun) 28 (Mon) 29 (Tue) 30 (Wed) 31 (Thu) ~ December 1 (Tue) 2 (Wed) 3 (Thu) 4 (Fri) 5 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 7 (Mon) 8 (Tue) 9 (Wed) 10 (Thu) 11 (Fri) 12 (Sat) 13 (Sun) 14 (Mon) 15 (Tue) 16 (Wed) 17 (Thu) 18 (Fri) 19 (Sat) 20 (Sun) 21 (Mon) 22 (Tue) 23 (Wed) 24 (Thu) 25 (Fri) 26 (Sat) 27 (Sun) 28 (Mon) 29 (Tue) 30 (Wed) 31 (Thu) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
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One row per year, one cell per day. 2011 had 0 rain days, 2012 had 8.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Macau in December? Over the past 20 years December averaged 3 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 0 in the driest to 8 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Macau in December? Days averaged 21°C and nights 14°C. Pack a light layer for the evenings, T-shirts, and sunscreen plus a hat.
Is December a good time to visit Macau? On warmth and rain days alone, Macau's easiest months were February, November and December. December ranked 2 of 12, close to the top.
How many clear days does Macau get in December? About 10 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 8 overcast days (80% or more).
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