Oecussi-Ambeno weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste · beach resort · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Oecussi-Ambeno is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with July and September close behind. Oecussi-Ambeno averages about 2,809 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,809
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 1,217 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 8k
- Elevation
- Sea level

When is the best time to visit Oecussi-Ambeno?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Oecussi-Ambeno is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (68/100, 305 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Oecussi-Ambeno?
Oecussi-Ambeno gets a lot of sun: around 2,809 hours a year. August (95/100) is noticeably better than January (68). It ranks #3 of 4 destinations in Timor-Leste for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,838 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 66% of the year's 1,217 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 305 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| February | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 276 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| March | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 169 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| April | 84 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 63 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 88 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 39 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 22 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 11 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 95 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 4 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 94 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 7 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 20 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 74 mm | 12 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 68 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 227 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Oecussi-Ambeno by month
The sea off Oecussi-Ambeno is warmest in November at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in July 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 · 131 km · best in Aug · 3,118 h sun/yr
- Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat Indonesia · 495 km · best in Aug · 3,056 h sun/yr
- Kendari Indonesia · 607 km · best in Sep · 2,281 h sun/yr
- Bima Indonesia · 625 km · best in Aug · 2,771 h sun/yr
- Makassar Indonesia · 699 km · best in Aug · 2,575 h sun/yr
- Ambon Indonesia · 738 km · best in Nov · 2,194 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Atambua Indonesia · 64 km · 2,809 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Suai Timor-Leste · 105 km · 3,002 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Alor Indonesia · 122 km · 3,084 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Dili Timor-Leste · 149 km · 2,866 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Tiwatobi Indonesia · 179 km · 3,121 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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