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Best time to visit Lesotho

Best time to visit Lesotho

The best time to visit Lesotho is from january until may and august until december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Lesotho is 30°C in january and the lowest is 15°C in june. The weather and climate of Lesotho is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Lesotho is an 8,9. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Lesotho has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the oceanic climate and moderate climate. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Lesotho or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Lesotho per month

Climate data from: Maseru
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
Snow
days
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 30 28 28 21 20 15 16 20 23 26 27 29
MM
rain		 60 mm 42 mm 35 mm 17 mm 7 mm 14 mm 8 mm 8 mm 10 mm 36 mm 45 mm 64 mm
Snow
days		 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
All climate data from Lesotho

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Hotels and apartments in Lesotho

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Climate Lesotho

Climate Lesotho

Climate Lesotho per Month

Climate Lesotho per Month
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Lesotho has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the oceanic climate and moderate climate. The average annual temperature for Lesotho is 21° degrees and there is about 346 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 236 days a year with an average humidity of 51% and an UV-index of 4.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Snow
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 30 28 28 21 20 15 16 20 23 26 27 29
Night
min °C		 15 13 11 7 5 2 2 4 8 11 12 14
MM
rain		 60 mm 42 mm 35 mm 17 mm 7 mm 14 mm 8 mm 8 mm 10 mm 36 mm 45 mm 64 mm
Rain
days		 15 13 13 8 4 3 4 3 6 9 11 15
Snow
days		 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dry
days		 16 15 18 22 27 26 27 28 24 22 19 16
Sun hours
per day		 12 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 9 12 12 12
Wind force
in Bft		 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6
 

Climate Lesotho january

On average, it is maximum 30° in january in Lesotho and at least around 15° degrees. In january there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 60 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho february

On average, it is maximum 28° in february in Lesotho and at least around 13° degrees. In february there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 42 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho march

On average, it is maximum 28° in march in Lesotho and at least around 11° degrees. In march there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 35 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho april

On average, it is maximum 21° in april in Lesotho and at least around 7° degrees. In april there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 17 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho may

On average, it is maximum 20° in may in Lesotho and at least around 5° degrees. In may there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 7 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho june

On average, it is maximum 15° in june in Lesotho and at least around 2° degrees. In june there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 14 mm. The it will be dry 26 days this month in Lesotho and on average, it snows 1 day in june.

Climate Lesotho july

On average, it is maximum 16° in july in Lesotho and at least around 2° degrees. In july there are 4 days of rainfall with a total of 8 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho august

On average, it is maximum 20° in august in Lesotho and at least around 4° degrees. In august there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 8 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho september

On average, it is maximum 23° in september in Lesotho and at least around 8° degrees. In september there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho october

On average, it is maximum 26° in october in Lesotho and at least around 11° degrees. In october there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 36 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho november

On average, it is maximum 27° in november in Lesotho and at least around 12° degrees. In november there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 45 mm and the it will be dry 19 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Lesotho december

On average, it is maximum 29° in december in Lesotho and at least around 14° degrees. In december there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 64 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Lesotho.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Lesotho

14 day weather forecast Lesotho

The weather for Maseru in Lesotho will be 21° till 25° degrees in the next 14 days with one day chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Lesotho is based on the weather in Maseru.

Weather forecast this week
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Tu
20 Aug
We
21 Aug
Th
22 Aug
Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
Su
25 Aug
Mo
26 Aug
  Helder hemel Helder hemel Helder hemel Helder hemel Helder hemel Helder hemel Helder hemel
Max (°C) 21° 21° 23° 24° 24° 26° 27°
Min (°C) 1° 3° 3° 3° 4° 5° 6°
Rainfall (mm) 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
Rainfall (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
UV-index
UV-index 6 6 7 7 7 6 6

Weather forecast next week
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Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
Th
29 Aug
Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
Su
1 Sep
Mo
2 Sep
  Helder hemel Enkele wolken Gespreide bewolking Enkele wolken Enkele wolken Broken wolken Gespreide bewolking
Max (°C) 26° 25° 22° 17° 20° 25° 22°
Min (°C) 6° 5° 4° 1° 1° 4° 4°
Rainfall (mm) 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0.2
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
Rainfall (%) 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 0% 0%
UV-index
UV-index 6 6 5 6 6 3 6
About Lesotho

About Lesotho

Lesotho is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Maseru. The total surface is 30.355 km² and the population consists of 2.233.339 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 8x smaller than United States. If you want to call Lesotho you have to use +266 or 00266 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2665012457809 or 002665012457809.

Lesotho is in a straight line at 9.436 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 13 hour and 05 min.

Time difference Lesotho

Time difference Lesotho

In Lesotho it is now 05:19 o’clock at night on tuesday 20 august 2019. That is 6 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Lesotho is Africa/Maseru and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.

Currency Lesotho

Currency Lesotho

In Lesotho the Lesotho loti is used to pay.

Exchange rate Lesotho loti (LSL) 19 august 2019

1 Lesotho loti = 0,07 United States dollar
100 Lesotho loti = 6,56 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 15,25 Lesotho loti
100 United States dollar = 1.524,98 Lesotho loti

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Vaccinations Lesotho

Vaccinations Lesotho

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Lesotho.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Gele koorts
  • Hepatitis B
  • Rabiës
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
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