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Solar data for Timor Leste
Across the 10 places in Timor Leste the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 9° in Lospalos to 11° in Maubara, and flat ground gets 5.6 to 5.8 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Timor Leste at a glance
Averages over 10 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing north.
- 5.61–5.65
- 5.65–5.68
- 5.68–5.71
- 5.71–5.75
- 5.75–5.78
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Timor Leste is Suai (Cova Lima) with 5.78 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Baukau with 5.61. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,639 kWh a year in Baukau to 1,696 kWh in Suai — 1,673 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 9° in Lospalos to 11° in Maubara. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 12° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.25 kWh per kWp a day in Suai and 1.28 kWh in Baukau.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Timor Leste
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suai | Cova Lima | 5.78 | 1,696 | 10° |
| 2 | Maliana | Bobonaro | 5.77 | 1,690 | 10° |
| 3 | Maubara | Liquiçá | 5.76 | 1,686 | 11° |
| 3 | Atsabe | Ermera | 5.76 | 1,686 | 10° |
| 5 | Likisá | Liquiçá | 5.73 | 1,678 | 10° |
| 6 | Aileu | Aileu | 5.72 | 1,674 | 10° |
| 7 | Dili | Dili Municipality | 5.69 | 1,666 | 10° |
| 8 | Lospalos | Lautém | 5.68 | 1,658 | 9° |
| 9 | Venilale | Baucau | 5.66 | 1,654 | 10° |
| 10 | Baukau | Baucau | 5.61 | 1,639 | 9° |
Solar by region in Timor Leste
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cova Lima | 1 | 5.78 | 1,696 | 10° | 1.25 kWh | Suai |
| Bobonaro | 1 | 5.77 | 1,690 | 10° | 1.25 kWh | Maliana |
| Ermera | 1 | 5.76 | 1,686 | 10° | 1.26 kWh | Atsabe |
| Liquiçá | 2 | 5.74 | 1,682 | 11° | 1.26 kWh | Maubara |
| Aileu | 1 | 5.72 | 1,674 | 10° | 1.27 kWh | Aileu |
| Dili Municipality | 1 | 5.69 | 1,666 | 10° | 1.27 kWh | Dili |
| Lautém | 1 | 5.68 | 1,658 | 9° | 1.26 kWh | Lospalos |
| Baucau | 2 | 5.64 | 1,646 | 10° | 1.28 kWh | Venilale |
Largest places in Timor Leste at a glance
Daylight and clock time in Timor Leste
In Baukau (8.5° S), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 12 h 37 min and the shortest 11 h 38 min; in Suai (9.3° S), the southernmost, 12 h 40 min and 11 h 35 min. Timor Leste does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Dili | 10 | UTC+9 | no daylight saving time |