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Monthly climate in Qacha's Nek, Lesotho

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qacha's Nek features a subtropical climate (Cwb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (4 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 899 mm (35.4 inches) and receives 116 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qacha's Nek enjoys an average of 4023 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 Qacha's Nek, Lesotho §

The warmest months in Qacha's Nek are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 17 °C (62 - 63 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (43 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qacha's Nek experiences 58 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 61 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Qacha's Nek, 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
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -8°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 4°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qacha's Nek, Lesotho §

Qacha's Nek usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 17 rainy days and 151 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qacha's Nek are May, June and July. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Qacha's Nek, 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) 119 (4.7) 164 (6.5) 105 (4.1) 66 (2.6) 26 (1.0) 14 (0.6) 4 (0.2) 28 (1.1) 26 (1.0) 78 (3.1) 100 (3.9) 171 (6.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 18 15 10 3 1 1 4 5 10 14 20

Monthly sunshine hours in Qacha's Nek, Lesotho §

The sunniest months in Qacha's Nek are October, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qacha's Nek: January, April and June receive an average of 10 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qacha's Nek, 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 309 324 353 310 314 293 313 328 338 371 372 393
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 Qacha's Nek, Lesotho §

Qacha's Nek experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, 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 Qacha's Nek UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qacha's Nek, 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 16 14 11 7 5 5 8 11 13 14 17