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Praia Mole in Florianopolis, Florianopolis
FlorianopolisPraia Mole in Florianopolis
The Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline, Macau
MacauThe Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline

Photos: Florianopolis by Papa Pic, CC0; Macau by tian Jin, Pexels License.

Florianopolis or Macau?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Florianopolis for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Florianopolis’s own page.

Choose Macau for

  • getting around
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Macau’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Florianopolis 85, Macau 24: Florianopolis leads by 61 points.
Food & drink. Florianopolis 58, Macau 77: Macau leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Florianopolis 33, Macau 62: Macau leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Florianopolis 60, Macau 40: Florianopolis leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Florianopolis 78, Macau 5: Florianopolis leads by 73 points.
Day trips. Florianopolis 50, Macau 52: Macau leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Florianopolis 60, Macau 48: Florianopolis leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Florianopolis 28, Macau 60: Macau leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Florianopolis 33, Macau 58: Macau leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Florianopolis 60, Macau 44: Florianopolis leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Florianopolis 28, Macau 36: Macau leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Florianopolis 45, Macau 40: Florianopolis leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Florianopolis and Macau.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Florianopolis
Best match
52match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Macau
46match

Wins on getting around and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Florianopolis in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
11 hdaylight a day

Macau in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
281 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FlorianopolisMacau

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Florianopolis: 1991-2020 normals, Florianopolis (1.7 km from centre). Macau: 1991-2020 normals, Taipa (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFlorianopolisMacau
Official languagePortuguesePortuguese, Cantonese, Standard Chinese
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Pataca (MOP)
SocketsCN60 HzFGM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193999
Elevation3 m22 m
Main airportHercílio Luz International Airport (FLN)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsMacau International Airport (MFM)7 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFlorianopolisMacau
City population587,486682,100
People per km²8705,916
Museums within 10 km1128
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months8 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.