Lospalos in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Lospalos sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 883 mm of rain over about 74 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Summer is Lospalos's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lospalos's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 24°C
- Rainfall
- 883 mm
- 74 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 3.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Lospalos in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical summer day in Lospalos reaches about 29°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.
How summer really feels in Lospalos
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Lospalos weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 24° | 298 | 25.7 | 12.4 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 29° / 24° | 281 | 23.3 | 12.3 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 29° / 24° | 312 | 24.7 | 12.1 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 29° / 23° | 217 | 22 | 11.8 | 4.0 |
| May | 28° / 23° | 157 | 19 | 11.6 | 4.9 |
| Jun | 27° / 22° | 94 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 27° / 21° | 47 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 6.3 |
| Aug | 27° / 21° | 18 | 5.9 | 11.7 | 7.1 |
| Sep | 29° / 21° | 18 | 3.7 | 12 | 6.5 |
| Oct | 30° / 23° | 40 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 5.5 |
| Nov | 31° / 24° | 128 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 30° / 24° | 304 | 25.4 | 12.5 | 3.1 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Lospalos gets around 883 mm of rain over 74 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 9 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early December to 12 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Lospalos
In summer, Lospalos overlaps its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
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.
Is summer a good time to visit Lospalos?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lospalos.
What to pack for Lospalos in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Lospalos sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 74 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Lospalos in Summer
The nearest coast averages about 30°C across summer — 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Comfort | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | Tropical |
| Feb | 30 | Tropical |
| Mar | 29 | Tropical |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 29 | Tropical |
| Jun | 28 | Warm |
| Jul | 27 | Warm |
| Aug | 27 | Warm |
| Sep | 27 | Warm |
| Oct | 28 | Tropical |
| Nov | 30 | Tropical |
| Dec | 30 | Tropical |
UV index in Lospalos in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 14 (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.
| 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 |
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.
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.
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 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.