Macau
Macau in November
☀️ Dry seasonPleasant, a little humid and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why November scores 8.4What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.2
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (25°C highs / 19°C lows)
- !Humid (dew point 19.3°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~39 mm rain)
- Air quality7.2
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~24 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards9.5
- !Tropical cyclone: Edge of the Western Pacific typhoon season
- Safety baseline5.0
- ·High caution
| Nov | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.4 Very good | 8.6 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | 🌤️ Cool dry season |
| High / low | 25° / 19° | 19° / 14° |
| Rain | 39 mm | 44 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 19° | dew pt 15° |
| PM2.5 | 24 µg/m³ | 25 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Macau weather-station normals. Rainfall: Macau weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsNovember 2026
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
No national public holidays in Macau this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore MacauEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA former Portuguese territory on China's south coast, visited for its UNESCO-listed historic centre, Macanese food and large casino resorts.
Macau Grand PrixDate variesUsually mid-November
A long-running street race weekend with single-seater, GT and motorcycle races.
Why go: Roads close and hotel prices rise.
Where: Guia Circuit
Macau Food FestivalDate variesUsually November
Food stalls with local and international dishes.
Why go: Evenings are busiest.
Where: Sai Van Lake Square
Coming up later
Chinese New YearDate variesLunar calendar, late January to mid-February
Decorations, parades and fireworks.
Why go: Very busy with visitors from mainland China.
Where: Citywide
Macau International Fireworks Display ContestDate variesUsually September to early October, on several evenings
International teams compete with fireworks displays.
Why go: Popular viewing spots fill early.
Where: Macau Tower waterfront
Ruins of St Paul's
The stone facade of a 17th-century church, Macau's best-known landmark.
💡 Visit early morning or evening to avoid the busiest crowds.
Senado Square
A square paved in Portuguese-style wave-pattern tiles, surrounded by colonial buildings.
A-Ma Temple
A temple to the sea goddess Mazu, older than the Portuguese settlement.
Macau Tower
A 338-metre tower with an observation deck and bungee jump.
Taipa Village
Old streets of shops and restaurants on Taipa island.
Cotai Strip
A reclaimed area of large casino resorts.
Portuguese egg tart
A custard tart with caramelised top and flaky pastry.
💡 Bakeries in Coloane and the city
Pork chop bun
A fried pork chop in a crusty bun.
💡 Taipa Village and cafes
Minchi
A Macanese dish of minced meat and potato.
💡 Macanese restaurants
African chicken
Grilled chicken in a spicy, peanut-based sauce, a Macanese classic.
💡 Macanese and Portuguese restaurants
Serradura
A layered dessert of cream and crushed biscuits.
💡 Dessert shops and cafes
Almond cookies
Crumbly almond biscuits.
💡 Bakeries along Rua do Cunha and near St Paul's
Beef and pork jerky
Sweet-savoury dried meat.
💡 Shops near St Paul's
Portuguese products
Wine, tinned fish and ceramics.
💡 Specialty shops