Current Date And Time In Dili, Timor Leste
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
01:46:57 TLT
State: Dili Municipality
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC +09:00 (TLT)
Population: 150,000
District: Vera Cruz
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Dili. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Dili.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Dili follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Restauração da Independência (Restoration of Independence) on May 20) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Dili.
This is Timor Leste's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Timor Leste's country-level and Dili Municipality holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Dili as anywhere else in Timor Leste.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Timor Leste's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Timor Leste's country and Dili Municipality holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Dili just as everywhere else in Timor Leste.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restauração da Independência (Restoration of Independence) | May 20 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | timor-leste.gov.tl |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Restauração da Independência (Restoration of Independence) | Thu, May 20, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Dili generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Timor Leste: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Dili's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Timor Leste declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 150,000 and running on the Asia/Dili time zone, Dili follows Timor Leste's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.