Dili weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Dili is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with July and June close behind. Dili averages about 2,866 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,866
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 924 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 234k
- Elevation
- 6 m
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When is the best time to visit Dili?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dili is August, then July and June. The dullest month is January (68/100, 243 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dili?
Dili gets a lot of sun: around 2,866 hours a year. August (95/100) is noticeably better than January (68). It ranks #2 of 4 destinations in Timor-Leste for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,838 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 924 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 243 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 203 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 74 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 120 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 86 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 54 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 90 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 33 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 21 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 94 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 8 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 95 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 4 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 86 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 5 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 26° / 79°F | 13 mm | 12 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 69 | 34° / 93°F | 28° / 82°F | 54 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 68 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 166 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Dili by month
The sea off Dili is warmest in November at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in March at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kupang Indonesia · 272 km · best in Aug · 3,118 h sun/yr
- Kendari Indonesia · 604 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Ambon Indonesia · 608 km · best in Nov · 2,194 h sun/yr
- Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat Indonesia · 620 km · best in Aug · 3,056 h sun/yr
- Darwin Australia · 727 km · best in Jun · 2,969 h sun/yr
- Bima Indonesia · 752 km · best in Aug · 2,771 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Suai Timor-Leste · 88 km · 3,002 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Atambua Indonesia · 90 km · 2,809 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Baucau Timor-Leste · 97 km · 2,798 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Alor Indonesia · 112 km · 3,084 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Oecussi-Ambeno Timor-Leste · 149 km · 2,809 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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