Pante Makasar

Pante Makasar is a village in Oecusse, East Timor, where daily life remains closely tied to the land and the weather.

Typical of much of inland Southeast Asia, Pante Makasar 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, Pante Makasar 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 Pante Makasar should aim for the November–February window, when the monsoon has passed and humidity drops noticeably.

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