Maseru(Mazenod) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇱🇸 Lesotho · highland city · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Maseru(Mazenod) is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with October and April close behind. Maseru(Mazenod) averages about 3,475 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,475
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 671 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 13 (extreme)
- Population
- 361k
- Elevation
- 1,627 m
When is the best time to visit Maseru(Mazenod)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Maseru(Mazenod) is September, then October and April. The dullest month is June (48/100, 21 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Maseru(Mazenod)?
Maseru(Mazenod) is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,475 hours of sunshine a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate September (96) from June (48), so the month you pick matters. It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Lesotho. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 44% of the annual 671 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 14° / 57°F | 102 mm | 13 |
| February | 83 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 92 mm | 11 |
| March | 86 | 26° / 79°F | 12° / 54°F | 74 mm | 10 |
| April | 88 | 21° / 70°F | 8° / 46°F | 63 mm | 7 |
| May | 80 | 18° / 64°F | 4° / 39°F | 22 mm | 5 |
| June | 48 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 21 mm | 4 |
| July | 49 | 14° / 57°F | 0° / 32°F | 8 mm | 4 |
| August | 80 | 18° / 64°F | 2° / 36°F | 22 mm | 5 |
| September | 96 | 23° / 73°F | 6° / 43°F | 19 mm | 7 |
| October | 89 | 26° / 79°F | 9° / 48°F | 61 mm | 10 |
| November | 84 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 84 mm | 11 |
| December | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 13° / 55°F | 103 mm | 12 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Durban South Africa · 345 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 375 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 536 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 569 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 631 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Cape Town South Africa · 984 km · best in Feb · 3,482 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Bloemfontein South Africa · 128 km · 3,621 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Mthatha South Africa · 256 km · 2,871 h sun/yr · best in May
- Pietermaritzburg South Africa · 276 km · 2,600 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Kimberley South Africa · 280 km · 3,662 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Margate South Africa · 310 km · 2,327 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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