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Monthly climate in Nako, Maseru, Lesotho

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nako features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 19 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 971 mm (38.2 inches) and receives 101 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nako enjoys an average of 4069 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 15 minutes to 13 hours 59 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nako, Maseru, Lesotho §

The warmest months in Nako are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 19 °C (64 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nako experiences 66 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 52 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Nako, 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 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nako, Maseru, Lesotho §

Nako usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 166 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nako are May, June and July. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nako, 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) 137 (5.4) 169 (6.7) 101 (4.0) 98 (3.9) 22 (0.9) 7 (0.3) 7 (0.3) 33 (1.3) 22 (0.9) 64 (2.5) 118 (4.6) 192 (7.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 16 13 12 3 1 1 3 3 7 10 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Nako, Maseru, Lesotho §

The sunniest months in Nako are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nako: April, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nako, 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 314 334 357 314 317 296 311 329 339 375 379 399
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 47m 13h 5m 12h 13m 11h 20m 10h 36m 10h 15m 10h 26m 11h 4m 11h 55m 12h 48m 13h 35m 13h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Nako, Maseru, Lesotho §

Nako 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 Nako UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nako, 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