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Triplandio Atauro Island guide covers 1 travel guide across 4 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 3 self-guided walking tours in Atauro Island with 7 POI, spanning 3.6 km in total. Get inspired by 4 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Atauro Island
City & Country Data Timor-Leste (Atauro Island)
Key travel data for Atauro Island — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Timor-Leste
Tourists
74.8K/y
GDP/cap
$1.3k
Life Exp
67.9 yrs
Population
1.4M
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Atauro Island
Coffee
$4.12
Beer
$2.50
Lunch
$5.00
Groceries
$35.00/w
Taxi/km
$3.65
Transit
$0.25
Fuel
$1.41/l
Internet
$30.00/m
Salary
$4,942/m
Best time to visit Atauro Island (Timor-Leste)
Now (September) avg: 27°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & Oct.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
31°C / 24°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:24 / 18:33
Local time
7:54
Sea Temp
28°C
Best Months 
Sep & Oct
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
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Sunshine
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A mix of leafy greens and vegetables cooked with fiery local spices. A hearty stew made from corn and mung beans. A rich coconut-flavored noodle soup with a spicy kick. A traditional dish of grilled catfish marinated in local spices.
Traditional Local Food
Atauro Island (Timor-Leste)
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Main course
Vegan
Ai Manas
Eye Ma-nas
· Spiced Vegetables
Main course
Vegetarian
Batar Da'an
Buh-tar Daan
· Corn Stew
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Soup
Vegetarian
Koto Mee
Ko-to Mee
· Spicy Coconut Noodle Soup
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Tukir Bakar
Too-keer Bah-kar
· Grilled Catfish
