ChinaArtificial island
Macau International Airport
1.3 km² of land in the South China Sea.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
1.3km²
Area
8km
Coastline
6m
Highest point
29°C
Warmest sea
August
9km
To the mainland
When to go to Macau International Airport
Best for the beach from October to November.
The sea is warmest in August (29 °C) and coolest in January (19 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from April to November.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
International airport in East Asia
Macau International Airport is an artificial island in China. It covers 1.3 km², with 8 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 6 m. The nearest mainland is 9 km away. It was built by people.
Getting there
- Macau International Airport (MFM)airport on the island, with scheduled flights
- 9 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From October to Novemberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 5 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 100 %0–50 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
2 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Night low (°C) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 18 |
| Sea (°C) | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| Rain (mm) | 40 | 30 | 85 | 112 | 247 | 294 | 216 | 253 | 195 | 68 | 32 | 26 |
| Wet days | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.9 | −0.2 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.8 | −0.8 | −1.2 | −0.9 |
| 2021 | −1.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +1.2 | +1.0 | −1.0 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +1.2 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | −0.8 | +0.2 | +0.6 | −0.3 | −0.2 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.4 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | −0.4 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.7 | +1.2 | −0.3 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.3 |
| 2024 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +2.0 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +0.7 | −0.3 |
| 2025 | −1.0 | −1.7 | −0.6 | −0.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.8 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q525486) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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