What's the climate like in Macau?

Macao is surrounded by the sea on three sides. There are direct sunlight twice a year, with strong radiation and strong evaporation. It has the climate characteristics of sufficient heat, sufficient water vapor, high temperature and rainy, which belongs to subtropical maritime monsoon climate and also has the characteristics of tropical climate. The annual average temperature is about 22.3℃, and the annual temperature difference varies between 1 1 ~ 14℃. The average annual temperature in 2007 was 23.2 degrees Celsius.

It is wet and rainy in spring and summer, with low relative humidity and little rainfall in autumn and winter. Typhoon season is 5- 10, and it is most frequent from July to September. Macao borders the Asian continent in the north and the tropical South China Sea in the south. Influenced by the mid-high latitude atmospheric circulation from the mainland and the low latitude atmospheric circulation from the ocean, the circulation changes obviously in winter and summer, which is a typical monsoon climate area.

Extended data:

Macao is located in the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea, on the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary and in the low latitude area south of the Tropic of Cancer. It is adjacent to Gongbei, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province in the north, connected with Wanzai and Hengqin by Xijiang tributary, Neigang and Jiamakou waterway in the west, facing Lantau Island in Hong Kong in the east and Wanshan Islands in the south.

Macao includes Macao Peninsula in the north and outlying islands in the south. Macao's outlying islands are big island cities composed of Taizi, Lu Chao and Green Ring. The island was originally Prince Island and Coloane Island. However, after the road ring continuous highway project started, the seabed between the two islands became shallower and shallower, and the land beside the highway became more and more because of the large amount of sediment brought by reclamation and Xijiang River water flow. In view of this, the authorities have planned a reclamation project, and the land obtained is Lu Supermarket.

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