When to go · Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste in August
Great month. Dry; 30 Aug Popular Consultation Day.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Timor-Leste
- Prices
- Medium
- Timor-Leste
Verdict
Dry; 30 Aug Popular Consultation Day.
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Timor-Leste in this guide.
Weather in August
- North coast · Dili, Atauro, Baucau, Combest weather
Dry May–Nov and hot on the coast; wet Dec–Apr with washed-out roads.
- Mountains · Maubisse, Mount Ramelau, Ermerabest weather
Cool nights (10 °C (50 °F) at Maubisse, near freezing on Ramelau); rain and fog most of the year.Cool nights (50 °F (10 °C) at Maubisse, near freezing on Ramelau); rain and fog most of the year.
- South coast · Suai, Viqueque, Samefine
Second wet season May–Jul; roads often cut.
- Dili31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain days
- Balibo31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 6 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 6 rain days
- Baucau31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 5 rain days
- Ermera33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 5 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 5 rain days
- Gleno27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 4 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 4 rain days
- Liquiçá30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 1 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 1 rain days
- Lospalos29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 2 rain days
- Maliana33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 6 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 6 rain days
- Suai30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 2 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 2 rain days
- Tutuala28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 2 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 2 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Popular Consultation Day
30 Aug
Anniversary of the 1999 referendum.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Timor-Leste
- Medium
- Prices · Timor-Leste
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Timor-Leste, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Great
Jun: Great
Crowds
Aug: Medium
Jun: Medium
Prices
Aug: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Jun: 1
August: Dry; 30 Aug Popular Consultation Day.
June: Dry and clear; good for Ramelau and Atauro.
Timor-Leste: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in August
Rated best or good this month
North coast
Best weather of the year (Dili, Atauro, Baucau, Com)
Mountains
Best weather of the year (Maubisse, Mount Ramelau, Ermera)
Dry; Aug 30 remembrance events.
Best months: May–Nov (dry season)
Best months: May–Nov (dry season)
Best months: Dry season (May–Nov) is preferable; check road conditions before travel
Best months: May–Nov
Best months: May–Nov (dry season)
Best months: May–Nov (dry season)
Best months: May–Nov (dry season)
Best months: May–Nov (dry season)
Best months: May–Nov (dry season)