Climate averages 1991–2020
Dili weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Dili: daytime highs average 30.8°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes August a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Atambua (96 km away). In August its highs average 29.6°C, 1.2°C cooler than Dili, with 6.6 mm of rain.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 32.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.7 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dili climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.3°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 215 | 25.4 | 12.613 h |
| February | 29.1°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 211 | 25.0 | 12.412 h |
| March | 29.5°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 227 | 26.2 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 204 | 22.4 | 11.912 h |
| May | 30.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 74 | 12.2 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 25 | 4.3 | 11.612 h |
| July | 30.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.712 h |
| August, selected | 30.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 6.7 | 1.5 | 11.812 h |
| September | 32.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 20 | 4.9 | 12.012 h |
| October | 32.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 74 | 14.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 31.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 178 | 24.9 | 12.512 h |
| December | 29.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 235 | 27.8 | 12.613 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
August in nearby cities
- Atambua in AugustIndonesia · 96 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 19.9°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Kupang in AugustIndonesia · 281 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Maumere in AugustIndonesia · 370 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 23.9°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Ende in AugustIndonesia · 431 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Baubau in AugustIndonesia · 475 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Kendari in AugustIndonesia · 611 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 98 mm rain
- Ambon in AugustIndonesia · 613 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 100 mm rain
- Labuan Bajo in AugustIndonesia · 625 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 16 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dili) is explained once on the Dili year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.