Suai in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Suai sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 95 mm of rain over about 19 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.
Winter is Suai's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Suai's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 27°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 20°C
- Rainfall
- 95 mm
- 19 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.2
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Suai in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.
A typical winter day in Suai reaches about 27°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest August.
How winter really feels in Suai
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Suai weather by month
How the three winter months (June, July and August) 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° / 23° | 246 | 27.1 | 12.5 | 3.3 |
| Feb | 29° / 23° | 213 | 24.5 | 12.3 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 29° / 23° | 193 | 21.8 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 28° / 22° | 112 | 14.1 | 11.8 | 5.2 |
| May | 28° / 22° | 83 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 6.2 |
| Jun | 27° / 21° | 56 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 6.6 |
| Jul | 27° / 20° | 28 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 7.1 |
| Aug | 27° / 20° | 11 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 7.8 |
| Sep | 28° / 21° | 10 | 2 | 11.9 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 30° / 22° | 20 | 3.5 | 12.2 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 30° / 23° | 64 | 8 | 12.4 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 29° / 24° | 199 | 22 | 12.5 | 3.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Suai gets around 95 mm of rain over 19 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 8 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early June to 11 h 48 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.1 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Suai
None of Suai's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Suai sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.
Suai's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Suai?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is one of the better times to visit Suai for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Suai in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Suai sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Suai in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 27°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 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 | 30 | Tropical |
| Apr | 30 | Tropical |
| May | 29 | Tropical |
| Jun | 28 | Warm |
| Jul | 27 | Warm |
| Aug | 27 | Warm |
| Sep | 28 | Warm |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 30 | Tropical |
| Dec | 30 | Tropical |
UV index in Suai in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Suai peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | 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 | 13 | Extreme |
Where is Suai?
Suai sits at 9.3°S, 125.3°E, 73 m above sea level, in Timor Leste. The nearest listed city is Maliana, 36 km away.
Topography around Suai
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Suai.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Suai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.
The land around Suai is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (34%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (40%) 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 Suai (-9.3129°, 125.2565°, elevation 73 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.