Climate averages 1991–2020

Atambua weather
in September.

A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 31.0°C Daytime mean, September
Average low 20.7°C Night-time mean, September
Rainfall 9.1 mm 2 days with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Atambua · average highYear overview

September is a hot month in Atambua: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 9.1 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average September day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Dili (96 km away). In September its highs average 32.0°C, 1.0°C warmer than Atambua, with 20 mm of rain.

Among the 200 cities listed in Indonesia, Atambua ranks joint 70th of 200 for the warmest September highs and 4th of 200 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 200 cities is 30.1°C; Atambua is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.

From September to October, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.1 mm to 18 mm.

The annual picture

September in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 1520253035 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 3000

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Atambua climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Atambua, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 27.1°C22.6°C22.6°C29528.112.613 h
February 26.9°C22.4°C22.4°C26225.712.412 h
March 27.6°C22.2°C22.2°C20823.012.212 h
April 28.4°C22.0°C22.0°C10214.211.912 h
May 28.7°C21.7°C21.7°C487.211.712 h
June 28.5°C20.9°C20.9°C273.911.612 h
July 28.6°C20.1°C20.1°C132.711.612 h
August 29.6°C19.9°C19.9°C6.61.211.812 h
September, selected 31.0°C20.7°C20.7°C9.11.712.012 h
October 31.6°C22.0°C22.0°C183.912.312 h
November 30.7°C23.0°C23.0°C7010.412.513 h
December 28.1°C22.9°C22.9°C22624.612.613 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

September in nearby cities

Distance from Atambua

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Atambua) is explained once on the Atambua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.