Climate Geography_of_Macau

although macau located in tropics, has humid subtropical climate (köppen climate classification cwa), because siberian pressure system in winter pushes cool air further south similar semipermanent permanent high pressure systems. average year-round temperature 22.7 °c (72.9 °f). summers hot , humid: july average temperature 28.9 °c (84.0 °f) , highest daytime temperature reach 35 °c (95 °f). however, heat less intense many places in mainland china due coastal location. winters short , mild: january average 15.0 °c (59.0 °f) , lowest temperature drop 5 °c (41 °f), lower. there 2,120 millimetres (83 in) of rainfall annually, drier winters.

macau exposed tropical storms originating southern pacific ocean during summer. major destruction occurred in september 1874, when devastating typhoon hit macau , high seas swept across low-lying area of peninsula. there few tropical storm occurrences in macau each year (typically between may october), although vary in strengths. when occur, bring strong winds, rainfall , lower temperatures.

prevailing winds , weather types change follow monsoon pattern. warm , moist when southeast , southwest winds coming pacific ocean, , typhoons relatively common during summertime; , dry , cold when north winds coming siberia or northern part of mainland china.

during transition period northeast monsoon southwest monsoon (march , april), weather moist , foggy. macau s spring season. summer may september, when southeast , southwest monsoon prevailing. rather hot , rainy. weather in autumn (the end of september , october) sunny , warm, when southwest monsoon withdrawing gradually , northeast monsoon advancing south. regarded comfortable season there. winter november february next year, when northeast monsoon prevailing. dry, occasional cold fronts arriving.

there moderate high levels of humidity year-round, annual average of 79.3%. annual sunshine totals moderate, @ more 1800 hours.