Cotai
Cotai is a parish of Macau built on reclaimed land, with an area of about 5.8 km². Its name is put together from Coloane and Taipa. Among the 10 Macau sights on this site, it is the 4th most looked-up on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
October to December is the most comfortable stretch: highs ease from 27 °C to 19 °C, and rain drops to 32-87 mm a month, falling on 3 to 10 days. January and February are the coolest months, with highs of 18-19 °C and lows of 14-15 °C. From May to September it is hot and wet, with highs of 27-29 °C and rain on 20 to 26 days a month; June (365 mm) and August (358 mm) are the wettest. April is a transition month at 24 °C, with 204 mm of rain.
Macau International Airport is just 3 km from Cotai, and Coloane is 1.7 km away. The older part of Macau lies a short ride north: Macau Tower is 5.1 km away, the A-Ma Temple 6.0 km, the Historic Centre of Macau 6.2 km and Senado Square 6.3 km. Any of them pairs well with a stop in Cotai on the same day.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 29 °C. The wettest is June, with about 365 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 19 |
| Average low, °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Rainfall, mm | 26 | 59 | 92 | 204 | 312 | 365 | 300 | 358 | 247 | 87 | 50 | 32 |
| Rainy days | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
