Climate averages 1991–2020
Dili weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Dili: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 74 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Atambua (96 km away). In October its highs average 31.6°C, 0.5°C cooler than Dili, with 18 mm of rain.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 74 mm to 178 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Atambua in OctoberIndonesia · 96 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 22.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Kupang in OctoberIndonesia · 281 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Maumere in OctoberIndonesia · 370 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 25.7°C · 26 mm rain
- Ende in OctoberIndonesia · 431 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 25.2°C · 68 mm rain
- Baubau in OctoberIndonesia · 475 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.4°C · 66 mm rain
- Kendari in OctoberIndonesia · 611 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.4°C · 121 mm rain
- Ambon in OctoberIndonesia · 613 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 25.4°C · 70 mm rain
- Labuan Bajo in OctoberIndonesia · 625 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 144 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.