Maseru, Maseru District, Lesotho climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Maseru, Maseru District, Lesotho, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is January, averaging a high of 28°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 1°C.
Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Maseru, Maseru District, Lesotho's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Maseru average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Maseru, Maseru District, Lesotho, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| February | 27°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| March | 26°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| April | 21°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| May | 18°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| June | 15°C | 1°C | 0 mm |
| July | 15°C | 1°C | 0 mm |
| August | 18°C | 2°C | 0 mm |
| September | 22°C | 6°C | 0 mm |
| October | 24°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| November | 26°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| December | 27°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 39°C on 2016-01-06
- Coldest day on record: -14°C on 2021-07-22
Percentiles compare each day to Maseru, Maseru District, Lesotho's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →