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Monthly climate in Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mohale's Hoek features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (44 °F) and 20 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 889 mm (35.0 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mohale's Hoek enjoys an average of 4087 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 13 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho §

The warmest months in Mohale's Hoek are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 20 °C (67 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (44 - 49 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mohale's Hoek experiences 112 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 56 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Mohale's Hoek, 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
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(67°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho §

Mohale's Hoek usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 13 rainy days and 148 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mohale's Hoek are June, July and September. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Mohale's Hoek, 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) 120 (4.7) 168 (6.6) 113 (4.4) 105 (4.1) 24 (0.9) 7 (0.3) 9 (0.4) 19 (0.8) 13 (0.5) 61 (2.4) 93 (3.7) 156 (6.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 15 12 11 3 1 1 3 3 7 8 14

Monthly sunshine hours in Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho §

The sunniest months in Mohale's Hoek are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 39 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mohale's Hoek: April, June and July receive an average of 10 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mohale's Hoek, 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 325 338 359 311 314 293 310 329 340 374 384 405
Mean daily daylight hours 13h 49m 13h 7m 12h 13m 11h 19m 10h 34m 10h 13m 10h 24m 11h 3m 11h 54m 12h 49m 13h 37m 14h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho §

Mohale's Hoek 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 Mohale's Hoek UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mohale's Hoek, 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 10 7 5 5 8 11 12 14 16