Macau Weather in January
Macau in January
The short of it: Macau in January averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 55 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 19° · low 13° · rain 28 mm · daylight 10 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Macau an average January high of 19°, a low of 13° and some 28 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Macau: highs scarcely reach 19°, nights fall to 13°. It is the driest month of the year, only 28 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 10 h 55 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates January 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 January. Santo António, 0 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
January in Macau, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo AntónioGuangdong | 0 km NW | 19° | 13° | 28 mm |
| Nossa Senhora de FátimaGuangdong | 1 km NNE | 19° | 13° | 28 mm |
| SéMacao | 1 km S | 19° | 13° | 28 mm |
| TaipaOur Lady of Carmo | 5 km SSE | 18° | 13° | 26 mm |
| ZhuhaiGuangdong | 9 km NNE | 18° | 12° | 28 mm |
| TanzhouGuangdong | 10 km NW | 19° | 12° | 30 mm |
| Jing’anGuangdong | 26 km W | 18° | 12° | 34 mm |
| ShiqiGuangdong | 39 km NNW | 19° | 12° | 35 mm |