Suai climate — normals and trends
Suai (Timor-Leste) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,292 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is November (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Suai averages 0 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Suai has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 19 November 1951) and the coldest 15.8 °C (on 2 July 2001).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
SuaiCova Lima
- coords
- -9.31°, 125.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,292mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
311 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.5 °C
19 November 1951
Coldest day
15.8 °C
2 July 2001
Wettest day
258 mm
30 June 2022
Windiest day
28.8 km/h
29 January 2018
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
24 January 1993
Hottest feels-like
40.0 °C
28 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.3 °C
2 September 1946
Sunniest day
12.5 h
15 December 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 325 mm | +86 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 234 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 29.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 182 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 114 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 103 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 46 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 16 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 26 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 73 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 281 mm | +96 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Suai?
Suai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,292 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Suai?
The hottest day measured in Suai between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1951, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Suai?
The coldest day measured in Suai between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2001, at 15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Suai?
Almost never: Suai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Suai warmed?
Yes: Suai warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Suai?
The wettest day measured in Suai between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 2022, with 258 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Suai?
The windiest day measured in Suai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 2018, with winds reaching 28.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Suai?
The warmest month in Suai is November (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Suai?
Suai receives on average 1,292 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Suai?
Suai gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Suai?
Yes: Suai has on average 311 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Suai?
In Suai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 28 February 2024, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 2 September 1946.
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