Dili weather in February

In February, Dili sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 210 mm of rain across 24.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dili's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dili's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 210 mm; 24.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:44 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Dili is capital of East Timor.

Density: 840/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1520

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← January Dili year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical February day in Dili reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	24
2	28	24
3	28	24
4	28	24
5	28	24
6	28	24
7	28	24
8	28	24
9	28	24
10	28	24
11	28	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24

How February really feels in Dili

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dili weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 24°	216	25.4	12.4	3.9
Feb	28° / 24°	210	24.8	12.3	3.7
Mar	28° / 23°	227	26.2	12.1	3.8
Apr	28° / 23°	204	22.4	11.8	4.0
May	29° / 23°	74	12.2	11.6	5.5
Jun	29° / 22°	25	4.3	11.5	6.6
Jul	28° / 22°	13	2.6	11.6	7.0
Aug	29° / 21°	7	1.5	11.7	7.0
Sep	29° / 22°	20	4.9	11.9	6.2
Oct	29° / 23°	74	14.6	12.2	4.9
Nov	29° / 24°	178	24.9	12.4	3.6
Dec	28° / 24°	235	27.8	12.5	3.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	86	86	86	87	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dili gets around 210 mm of rain over 24.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 88% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	87	87	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	87
24	86
25	86
26	85
27	85
28	85

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Oppressive (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97
Miserable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	98	1
4	1	98	1
5	1	98	1
6	1	98	1
7	1	98	1
8	1	98	1
9	1	98	1
10	1	98	1
11	1	98	1
12	1	98	1
13	1	98	1
14	1	98	1
15	1	98	1
16	1	98	1
17	1	98	1
18	1	98	1
19	1	99	0
20	2	98	0
21	2	98	0
22	2	98	0
23	2	98	0
24	2	97	1
25	2	97	1
26	2	97	1
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of February to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46
Sunset (PM)	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:40	7:02
2	12.4	6:40	7:02
3	12.4	6:41	7:02
4	12.4	6:41	7:02
5	12.3	6:41	7:02
6	12.3	6:42	7:02
7	12.3	6:42	7:02
8	12.3	6:42	7:02
9	12.3	6:43	7:02
10	12.3	6:43	7:02
11	12.3	6:43	7:01
12	12.3	6:43	7:01
13	12.3	6:43	7:01
14	12.3	6:44	7:01
15	12.3	6:44	7:01
16	12.3	6:44	7:00
17	12.3	6:44	7:00
18	12.3	6:44	7:00
19	12.3	6:45	7:00
20	12.2	6:45	6:59
21	12.2	6:45	6:59
22	12.2	6:45	6:59
23	12.2	6:45	6:58
24	12.2	6:45	6:58
25	12.2	6:45	6:58
26	12.2	6:45	6:57
27	12.2	6:45	6:57
28	12.2	6:46	6:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — February's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dili

In seasonPeak

In February, Dili sits inside its cyclone and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dili sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Dili's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Dili?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dili.

What to pack for Dili in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Dili sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dili in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in November at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	28	29	30	30
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	28	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	30	Tropical
Dec	30	Tropical

UV index in Dili in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dili peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	15	14	11	10	9	12	14	14	14	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Dili?

Dili sits at 8.6°S, 125.6°E, 3 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Aileu, 19 km away.

Topography around Dili

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dili.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dili has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 422 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,468 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Dili is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), water (28%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

422 m

artificial surfaces 39%

16 km

1,468 m

water 44%

80 km

2,916 m

water 52%

treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater

← January Dili year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Aileu 19 km · Gleno 24 km · Liquiçá 26 km · Maubara 41 km · Atsabe 45 km · Maliana 62 km · Venilale 89 km · Suai 91 km

Timor Leste travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E / F / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 28% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,341; 2025
Homicide rate: 4.1; per 100k, 2015
Road deaths: 11.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dili (-8.5586°, 125.5736°, elevation 3 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	24
2	28	24
3	28	24
4	28	24
5	28	24
6	28	24
7	28	24
8	28	24
9	28	24
10	28	24
11	28	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	87
24	86
25	86
26	85
27	85
28	85

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	98	1
4	1	98	1
5	1	98	1
6	1	98	1
7	1	98	1
8	1	98	1
9	1	98	1
10	1	98	1
11	1	98	1
12	1	98	1
13	1	98	1
14	1	98	1
15	1	98	1
16	1	98	1
17	1	98	1
18	1	98	1
19	1	99	0
20	2	98	0
21	2	98	0
22	2	98	0
23	2	98	0
24	2	97	1
25	2	97	1
26	2	97	1
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	24
2	28	24
3	28	24
4	28	24
5	28	24
6	28	24
7	28	24
8	28	24
9	28	24
10	28	24
11	28	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	87
24	86
25	86
26	85
27	85
28	85

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	98	1
4	1	98	1
5	1	98	1
6	1	98	1
7	1	98	1
8	1	98	1
9	1	98	1
10	1	98	1
11	1	98	1
12	1	98	1
13	1	98	1
14	1	98	1
15	1	98	1
16	1	98	1
17	1	98	1
18	1	98	1
19	1	99	0
20	2	98	0
21	2	98	0
22	2	98	0
23	2	98	0
24	2	97	1
25	2	97	1
26	2	97	1
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	24
2	28	24
3	28	24
4	28	24
5	28	24
6	28	24
7	28	24
8	28	24
9	28	24
10	28	24
11	28	24
12	28	24
13	28	24
14	28	24
15	28	24
16	28	24
17	28	24
18	28	24
19	28	24
20	28	24
21	28	24
22	28	24
23	28	24
24	28	24
25	28	24
26	28	24
27	28	24
28	28	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	10	90
2	11	89
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	14	86
13	14	86
14	14	86
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	14	86
19	14	86
20	14	86
21	13	87
22	14	86
23	14	86
24	14	86
25	13	87
26	13	87
27	13	87
28	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	87
2	87
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	89
11	89
12	89
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	89
17	89
18	89
19	89
20	88
21	88
22	87
23	87
24	86
25	86
26	85
27	85
28	85

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	98	1
2	1	98	1
3	1	98	1
4	1	98	1
5	1	98	1
6	1	98	1
7	1	98	1
8	1	98	1
9	1	98	1
10	1	98	1
11	1	98	1
12	1	98	1
13	1	98	1
14	1	98	1
15	1	98	1
16	1	98	1
17	1	98	1
18	1	98	1
19	1	99	0
20	2	98	0
21	2	98	0
22	2	98	0
23	2	98	0
24	2	97	1
25	2	97	1
26	2	97	1
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1