Climate Change Chart of Dili, Timor-Leste

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Monthly mean temperature increased by a difference of +0.73 °C averaged across calendar months, an unweighted summary of the monthly means rather than a day-weighted annual average. This describes the aggregate comparison between the reference periods, not a continuous trend or a change in daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in May, at a difference of +1.13 °C; that single-month result should not be read as applying to every month.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall had a difference of -0.10 mm/day averaged across calendar months, so the aggregate comparison is a modest decrease; this unweighted mean of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual average or a monthly rainfall total. The monthly differences were not uniform: March had the largest decrease, at a difference of -1.95 mm/day, while June had the largest increase, at a difference of +0.72 mm/day. These daily-mean comparisons describe the named months and do not imply the same change in every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration increased by a difference of +0.09 hours/day averaged across calendar months. This is an unweighted summary of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average, and it does not indicate that every month had more sunshine. The largest monthly increase occurred in February, at a difference of +0.79 hours/day, whereas December recorded the largest decrease, at a difference of -0.28 hours/day. These contrasting monthly differences show why the small aggregate increase should not be interpreted as a uniform month-by-month change.