Timor-Leste
Dili in January
🌧️ Rainy seasonWarm, humid and often rainy. Watch for tropical cyclone risk.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics
Why January scores 7.5What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.5
- ✓Warm (31°C highs / 24°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 24.1°C)
- !Wet: ~175 mm rain, ~6 heavy-rain days
- Air quality9.7
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~7 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards8.0
- !Tropical cyclone: Peak of the Australian/South Pacific cyclone season
- !Flood: ~6 heavy-rain days in an average January
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| Jan | Aug | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.5 Very good | 9.0 Excellent |
| Season | 🌧️ Rainy season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 31° / 24° | 31° / 21° |
| Rain | 175 mm | 7 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 24° | dew pt 20° |
| PM2.5 | 7 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Dili weather-station normals. Rainfall: Dili weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsJanuary 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- National Heroes Day 31 Dec – 3 Jan · 4 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore DiliEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyTimor-Leste's capital is a relaxed seaside city. Visitors come for its coastline, history and as a base for diving and Atauro Island.
No major events on our calendar for January.
Coming up later
Restoration of Independence DayEvery year20 May every year
Marks independence in 2002.
Why go: Public holiday with celebrations.
Where: Across the city
Proclamation of Independence DayEvery year28 November every year
Marks the 1975 declaration of independence.
Why go: Public holiday.
Where: Across the city
Cristo Rei
Large statue of Christ on a headland reached by steps.
💡 Go early or late to avoid the heat.
Atauro Island
Island known for reefs and snorkelling.
💡 Check boat schedules in advance.
Timorese Resistance Archive and Museum
Museum about the country's path to independence.
Chega! exhibition
Exhibition in a former prison documenting the country's past.
Tais Market
Market selling handwoven tais textiles.
Batar daan
Stew of corn, mung beans and pumpkin.
💡 Local eateries
Grilled fish
Fresh fish grilled by the sea.
💡 Beachfront stalls
Timorese coffee
Locally grown coffee.
💡 Cafes
Tais
Handwoven textiles.
💡 Tais Market
Timorese coffee
Bags of local coffee.
💡 Cafes and shops