When to go · Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste in December
Mixed month. Wet season; Christmas closures.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Timor-Leste
- Prices
- Low
- Timor-Leste
Verdict
Wet season; Christmas closures.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- North coast · Dili, Atauro, Baucau, Comrainy
Dry May–Nov and hot on the coast; wet Dec–Apr with washed-out roads.
- Mountains · Maubisse, Mount Ramelau, Ermerarainy
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, Samerainy
Second wet season May–Jul; roads often cut.
- Dili32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 10 rain days
- Balibo30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 12 rain days
- Baucau30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain days
- Ermera30 °C (86 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 12 rain days
- Gleno28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 16 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 16 rain days
- Liquiçá31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 16 rain days
- Lospalos31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 17 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 17 rain days
- Maliana30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
- Suai33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 14 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 14 rain days
- Tutuala31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 14 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.
Memorial Day, Immaculate Conception, Christmas, Heroes Day
7–8 Dec, 25 Dec, 31 Dec
Many businesses close; flights full.
Christmas
25 December · Dili
Family day; most places closed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Timor-Leste
- Low
- Prices · Timor-Leste
- Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Timor-Leste, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Mixed
Jun: Great (better)
Crowds
Dec: Low
Jun: Medium
Prices
Dec: Low
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
Dec: 2
Jun: 1
December: Wet season; Christmas closures.
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
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast