Climate averages 1991–2020
Dili weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Dili: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Atambua (96 km away). In July its highs average 28.6°C, 1.4°C cooler than Dili, with 13 mm of rain.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 6.7 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 30.1°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.712 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Atambua in JulyIndonesia · 96 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Kupang in JulyIndonesia · 281 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.9°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Maumere in JulyIndonesia · 370 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 24.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Ende in JulyIndonesia · 431 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Baubau in JulyIndonesia · 475 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 24.0°C · 58 mm rain
- Kendari in JulyIndonesia · 611 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 189 mm rain
- Ambon in JulyIndonesia · 613 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 24.7°C · 175 mm rain
- Labuan Bajo in JulyIndonesia · 625 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 23.6°C · 32 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.