Timor-Leste
Dili in May
☀️ Dry seasonHot, humid and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why May scores 8.7What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.9
- ✓Hot (32°C highs / 23°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 22.5°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~30 mm rain)
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~4 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| May | Aug | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.7 Excellent | 9.0 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 32° / 23° | 31° / 21° |
| Rain | 30 mm | 7 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 23° | dew pt 20° |
| PM2.5 | 4 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 & crowdsMay 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: International Worker's Day (1 May) · Eid al-Adha (16 May, date estimated) · Restoration of Independence Day (20 May) · Corpus Christi (27 May)
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.
Restoration of Independence DayEvery year20 May every year
Marks independence in 2002.
Why go: Public holiday with celebrations.
Where: Across the city
Coming up later
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