Dili

    Timor-Leste

    A laid-back coastal capital framed by rugged mountains where Portuguese colonial traces meet spirited independence.

    Warmest month is August at 30°C on average. Coolest is January at 28°C. Driest reading falls in August with 2 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.25 (~$1.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Timor-Leste, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.75 (~$1.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Timor-Leste, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      17h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      5,033 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January28°2°C25
    February28°2°C26
    March28°2°C27
    April29°2°C23
    May29°2°C13
    June29°2°C7
    July29°2°C4
    August30°2°C2
    September30°2°C8
    October30°3°C17
    November29°2°C27
    December29°2°C28

    What to do

    • Hike up to the giant Cristo Rei statue for sunset
    • Visit the sobering Chega! Exhibition detailing the resistance
    • Snorkel the reef straight off the beach at Areia Branca
    • Buy local textiles at the Tais Market

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.