Macau Weather in December
Macau in December
The short of it: Macau in December averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 29 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 14° · rain 29 mm · daylight 10 h 47 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Macau an average December high of 20°, a low of 14° and some 29 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against November, to near 20°; nights run about 14°. Rain is modest, about 29 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 47 min in mid-December, 16 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Macau runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Santo António, 0 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Macau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo AntónioGuangdong | 0 km NW | 20° | 14° | 29 mm |
| Nossa Senhora de FátimaGuangdong | 1 km NNE | 20° | 14° | 29 mm |
| SéMacao | 1 km S | 20° | 14° | 29 mm |
| TaipaOur Lady of Carmo | 5 km SSE | 20° | 14° | 28 mm |
| ZhuhaiGuangdong | 9 km NNE | 20° | 14° | 28 mm |
| TanzhouGuangdong | 10 km NW | 21° | 14° | 30 mm |
| Jing’anGuangdong | 26 km W | 20° | 14° | 33 mm |
| ShiqiGuangdong | 39 km NNW | 20° | 13° | 33 mm |