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Best time to visit Dili

July is the best time to visit Dili for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 70/100
A beach holiday July sea 28 °C
The least cloud August 38 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 3 mm
Warmth October 33 °C
Cooler weather February 30 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 70 31 °C 1 93
2 August 69 32 °C 1 91
3 June 68 31 °C 3 91
4 September 64 33 °C 2 85
5 May 62 31 °C 7 80
6 October 60 33 °C 6 76
7 April 49 31 °C 17 64
8 February 45 30 °C 25 68
9 March 44 30 °C 25 67
10 January 44 30 °C 27 67
11 November 43 32 °C 17 56
12 December 42 31 °C 27 62

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 31 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 29 °C 30 °C 86 % 67
February 29 °C 30 °C 85 % 68
March 29 °C 30 °C 76 % 67
April 29 °C 31 °C 64 % 64
May 29 °C 31 °C 53 % 80
June 28 °C 31 °C 47 % 91
July 28 °C 31 °C 42 % 93
August 27 °C 32 °C 38 % 91
September 28 °C 33 °C 39 % 85
October 29 °C 33 °C 45 % 76
November 30 °C 32 °C 59 % 56
December 30 °C 31 °C 81 % 62

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 27 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.2 °C 252 mm 86 %
February 29.9 °C 248 mm 85 %
March 30.2 °C 214 mm 76 %
April 30.7 °C 135 mm 64 %
May 30.9 °C 42 mm 53 %
June 30.7 °C 18 mm 47 %
July 30.8 °C 9 mm 42 %
August 31.7 °C 3 mm 38 %
September 33.1 °C 9 mm 39 %
October 33.5 °C 28 mm 45 %
November 32.4 °C 105 mm 59 %
December 30.7 °C 237 mm 81 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.