Timor-Leste
Country in Asia
In brief
Area: 14,874 km². World rank 160 of 249; in Asia, 41 of 50. Agricultural land: 23% (2024). World rank 143 of 209; in Asia, 31 of 48. Precipitation, mm per year: 1,500 (2022). World rank 59 of 182; in Asia, 16 of 47. From 2014 to 2024: agricultural land 22.9% → 23%.
Territory
Elevation
- Highest point
- Tatamailau, 2,963 m
- Lowest point
- Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- No data
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 27
- Warmest month in the capital
- November, 29°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- July, 26°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 1,500 2022
Climate by month: Dili
October: day 33°C, night 25°C, precipitation 13 mm
Estimate from NASA POWER: averages for 2001–2025 at the capital’s location (grid cell about 50 km across). The city itself is often 1–3 °C warmer in winter.
Table of values
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Precipitation, mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 25 | 243 |
| February | 28 | 25 | 203 |
| March | 29 | 25 | 120 |
| April | 30 | 25 | 54 |
| May | 30 | 24 | 33 |
| June | 29 | 23 | 21 |
| July | 29 | 22 | 8 |
| August | 30 | 22 | 4 |
| September | 32 | 23 | 5 |
| October | 33 | 25 | 13 |
| November | 32 | 26 | 54 |
| December | 30 | 26 | 167 |