Timor-Leste
Dili in November
🔥 Hot dry seasonHot, humid and some showers.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why November scores 8.5What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.7
- ✓Hot (33°C highs / 24°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 22.2°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~53 mm rain)
- Air quality9.6
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~7 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.0
- ·Increased caution
| Nov | Aug | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.5 Excellent | 9.0 Excellent |
| Season | 🔥 Hot dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 33° / 24° | 31° / 21° |
| Rain | 53 mm | 7 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 22° | 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 & crowdsNovember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- All Saints' Day 31 Oct – 3 Nov · 4 days off in a row
Other public holidays: National Youth Day (12 Nov) · Proclamation of Independence Day (28 Nov)
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.
Proclamation of Independence DayEvery year28 November every year
Marks the 1975 declaration of independence.
Why go: Public holiday.
Where: Across the city
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
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