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East Timor at a glance

The atlas follows 3,250 places here month by month, with 189 mountains and 17 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.

East Timor's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+242%415k in 1950 → 1.42M in 2025 → 1.89M in 2050
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East Timor · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$4,8002025 · 153/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy67.92024 · 166/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities29 %2025 · 194/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet35 %2021 · 150/177 among countries · World: 64 %
Children per woman2.632024 · 68/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover71 %2024 · 17/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to East Timor

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of East Timor

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

13 regions

East Timor from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for East Timor
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Dilibest Jun–Aug56Dili
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Baucaubest Jul–Sep67Baucau
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Darebest Jun–Aug69Dare
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Glenobest Jun–Aug70Gleno
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Lospalosbest Jul–Sep64Lospalos
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Pante Macassarbest Jul–Sep62Pante Macassar
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Metinarobest Jul–Sep60Metinaro
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Maubarabest Jul–Sep74Maubara
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Lifaubest Jul–Sep60Lifau
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Aissirimoubest Jun–Aug72Aissirimou
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Bobonarobest Jul–Sep67Bobonaro

Nature in East Timor

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in East Timor

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in East Timor

17 monuments and 1 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in East Timor

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in East Timor

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to East Timor

2 large airports, 12 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCEF220 V
Emergency112Calling code +670
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyUS DollarUSD
LanguagesTetum · Portuguese
Local time23:24Dili