How warm does Lesotho get?

Typical daytime highs in Lesotho are Mar–May 20°C (69°F), Jun–Aug 16°C (61°F), Sep–Nov 24°C (75°F), Dec–Feb 25°C (77°F).

Is Lesotho expensive?

On the ground, Lesotho is budget-friendly.

Africa & Middle East / Lesotho

Lesotho

Q: What sort of trip is Lesotho good for?

Lesotho is good for moving about and doing things, old stones and real towns, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing.

Lesotho · Lesotho · Maseru(Mazenod)

An entire kingdom sitting above fourteen hundred metres, earning it the nickname the Kingdom in the Sky, pony trekking through mountain villages the only way some of them are still reached, and snow in winter on a continent people rarely associate with any.

The best time to visit Lesotho is Mar–May, Sep–Nov, when typical daytime highs reach about 24°C (75°F). Local time there is 15:16 (UTC+2).

Best time to go

Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Budget on the ground

$ · budget-friendly

Nearest airport

MSU · Maseru(Mazenod)

Good for

moving about and doing things old stones and real towns landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing

In season

March April May September October November

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High8 to 32°C46 to 90°F Rain0 to 180mm0 to 7.1in

March · high 74°F · rain 3.1in · 12.3h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Maseru(Mazenod), this page’s gateway

Lesotho month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	26°C78°F	140mm5.5in	13.8h13.8h
February	25°C76°F	137mm5.4in	13.2h13.2h
March	24°C74°F	79mm3.1in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
April	20°C68°F	93mm3.7in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
May	18°C64°F	24mm0.9in	10.7h10.7h	in the recommended window
June	15°C59°F	10mm0.4in	10.3h10.3h
July	15°C59°F	9mm0.4in	10.4h10.4h
August	18°C64°F	16mm0.6in	11.1h11.1h
September	23°C73°F	21mm0.8in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
October	25°C76°F	69mm2.7in	12.9h12.9h	in the recommended window
November	25°C77°F	114mm4.5in	13.6h13.6h	in the recommended window
December	25°C76°F	176mm6.9in	14.0h14.0h

Good to know

Currency: LSL · loti
Language: English, Sesotho
Plug: D
Driving: on the left

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