When to go · Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste in August
Great month. Dry; 30 Aug Popular Consultation Day.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Timor-Leste
- Prices
- Medium
- Timor-Leste
Verdict
Dry; 30 Aug Popular Consultation Day.
Weather in August
- North coast · Dili, Atauro, Baucau, Combest weather
Dry May–Nov and hot on the coast; wet Dec–Apr with washed-out roads.
- Mountains · Maubisse, Mount Ramelau, Ermerabest weather
Cool nights (10 °C at Maubisse, near freezing on Ramelau); rain and fog most of the year.
- South coast · Suai, Viqueque, Samefine
Second wet season May–Jul; roads often cut.
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.
Popular Consultation Day
30 Aug
Anniversary of the 1999 referendum.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Timor-Leste
- Medium
- Prices · Timor-Leste
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in August
Rated best or good this month
North coast
Best weather of the year (Dili, Atauro, Baucau, Com)
Mountains
Best weather of the year (Maubisse, Mount Ramelau, Ermera)
Dry; Aug 30 remembrance events.