SeasonMapDili weather by month
Timor-Leste
The best time to visit Dili is June to August — 79/100 in August, 33°C and 0 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, May to October (75/100 on average).
The worst month is March at 48/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See March →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Dili, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Dili is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 54 | D | 31°C | 27 d | 9 h | Shoulder | — |
| FebFebruary | 52 | D | 30°C | 26 d | 10 h | Quiet | — |
| MarMarch | 48 | F | 31°C | 28 d | 10 h | Busy | 1 |
| AprApril | 64 | C | 31°C | 16 d | 10 h | Busy | 1 |
| MayMay | 71 | B | 31°C | 8 d | 10 h | Busy | 2 |
| JunJune | 76 | B | 31°C | 3 d | 10 h | Busy | 1 |
| JulJuly | 78 | B | 31°C | 2 d | 11 h | Busy | 1 |
| AugAugust | 79 | B | 33°C | 0 d | 11 h | Busy | 1 |
| SepSeptember | 74 | B | 34°C | 2 d | 11 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| OctOctober | 69 | C | 34°C | 7 d | 11 h | Shoulder | 2 |
| NovNovember | 61 | C | 33°C | 19 d | 11 h | Shoulder | 2 |
| DecDecember | 49 | F | 31°C | 29 d | 9 h | Quiet | 1 |
What's on in Dili through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Dili in August
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Dili
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Money
A solo traveler's practical tips for Dili flag that the city has very few ATMs and no dedicated currency exchange office, so bringing US dollars in cash (which Timor-Leste uses as its official currency) is the safer plan rather than relying on cards or hoping to find an exchange counter. For getting around, her tip was to hail a mikrolet, the shared minibus that costs as little as 25 cents a ride, rather than assuming taxis are the default option in a city this size.