Baukau

Located in Baucau, East Timor, Baukau is a small town where weather conditions are a constant topic of conversation among farmers and traders.

Typical of much of inland Southeast Asia, Baukau has a tropical savanna climate: hot temperatures throughout the year, a pronounced wet season from May to October, and a drier, sometimes hazy season from November to April. Weather forecasts here focus heavily on rainfall timing during the monsoon months.

During the rainy season, Baukau can see several centimetres of rain in a single afternoon. Storms often arrive late in the day and clear by evening, leaving humid but cooler conditions overnight.

Visitors looking for the best weather in Baukau should aim for the November–February window, when the monsoon has passed and humidity drops noticeably.

At its elevation, Baukau enjoys noticeably cooler nights than the lowlands, and afternoon temperatures are often a few degrees below the national average.

For the most accurate up-to-the-minute weather in Baukau, see the live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecast sections above.