Lospalos weather in August

In August, Lospalos sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lospalos's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lospalos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Lospalos is city in Timor Leste.

Density
28/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lospalos reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12721
22721
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42721
52721
62721
72721
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302821
312821

How August really feels in Lospalos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Lospalos weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°29825.712.43.2
Feb29° / 24°28123.312.33.3
Mar29° / 24°31224.712.13.6
Apr29° / 23°2172211.84.0
May28° / 23°1571911.64.9
Jun27° / 22°9414.711.55.7
Jul27° / 21°4712.111.66.3
Aug27° / 21°185.911.77.1
Sep29° / 21°183.7126.5
Oct30° / 23°406.112.25.5
Nov31° / 24°12813.112.44.2
Dec30° / 24°30425.412.53.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
96139
106238
116337
126436
136436
146535
156535
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196733
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216733
226832
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296832
306832
316931

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lospalos gets around 18 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
124
223
323
422
522
622
722
822
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1820
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3014
3113

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1225649
2225649
3225649
4324658
5324658
6324658
7323668
8323668
9323659
10322669
11323659
12323659
13323659
14323659
15323659
16323659
17223669
182236510
192236510
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242226511
252226412
262216512
271216513
281206613
291206514
301206514
311196614

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2512light breeze
2612calm
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2912calm
3012calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of August to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:496:27
211.66:496:27
311.66:496:27
411.66:496:27
511.66:486:27
611.76:486:27
711.76:486:27
811.76:476:27
911.76:476:27
1011.76:476:27
1111.76:466:28
1211.76:466:28
1311.76:466:28
1411.76:456:28
1511.76:456:28
1611.76:456:28
1711.76:446:28
1811.76:446:28
1911.76:436:28
2011.76:436:28
2111.86:426:28
2211.86:426:27
2311.86:416:27
2411.86:416:27
2511.86:406:27
2611.86:406:27
2711.86:396:27
2811.86:396:27
2911.86:386:27
3011.86:386:27
3111.86:376:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Lospalos

In seasonPeak

None of Lospalos's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Lospalos's monsoon runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Lospalos?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Lospalos for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lospalos in August

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

In August, Lospalos sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Lospalos in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in December 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.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan30Tropical
Feb30Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec30Tropical

UV index in Lospalos in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lospalos 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lospalos?

Lospalos sits at 8.5°S, 127.0°E, 391 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Baucau, 60 km away.

BaucauVenilaleDiliAileuGlenoAtsabeLiquiçáMaubara

Topography around Lospalos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lospalos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 397 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,299 m.

The land around Lospalos is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and water (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
705 m
80 km
2,299 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Baucau 60 km · Venilale 69 km · Dili 157 km · Aileu 159 km · Gleno 173 km · Atsabe 182 km · Liquiçá 182 km · Maubara 197 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
Catholic 91%other 7%Protestant Evangelical 2%

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 Lospalos (-8.5217°, 126.9983°, elevation 391 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).