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Monthly climate in Maseru, Lesotho

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maseru features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 21 °C (70 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 877 mm (34.5 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maseru enjoys an average of 4072 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 16 minutes to 13 hours 58 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Maseru, Lesotho §

The warmest months in Maseru are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 70 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (45 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maseru experiences 123 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 51 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Maseru, Lesotho.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maseru, Lesotho §

Maseru usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 14 rainy days and 155 mm (6.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maseru are June, July and September. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maseru, Lesotho.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 123 (4.9) 171 (6.7) 97 (3.8) 95 (3.7) 20 (0.8) 5 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 24 (0.9) 14 (0.6) 54 (2.1) 97 (3.8) 172 (6.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 14 12 11 2 1 1 2 3 6 9 16

Monthly sunshine hours in Maseru, Lesotho §

The sunniest months in Maseru are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maseru: January, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maseru, Lesotho.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 313 335 357 314 318 297 311 329 340 375 379 398
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 45m 13h 5m 12h 13m 11h 20m 10h 37m 10h 16m 10h 27m 11h 5m 11h 55m 12h 47m 13h 34m 13h 58m

Solar UV radiation in Maseru, Lesotho §

Maseru experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Maseru UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maseru, Lesotho.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 16 15 13 11 7 5 5 8 11 12 14 16