Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Maseru, Maseru District, Lesotho weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Maseru, Maseru District, Lesotho, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 39°C on 2016-01-06; its coldest fell to -14°C on 2021-07-22.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
39°C2016-01-06
18°C2000-01-14
21°C2016-01-07
2°C2001-01-03
February
36°C1983-02-26
17°C2017-02-20
19°C2025-02-05
3°C1994-02-20
March
34°C1999-03-05
14°C2003-03-25
18°C2024-03-02
0°C1989-03-31
April
30°C1983-04-04
5°C1982-04-18
16°C2011-04-01
-5°C2007-04-29
May
27°C1983-05-01
3°C2007-05-21
11°C2012-05-10
-8°C1997-05-29
June
22°C2013-06-01
2°C1994-06-29
8°C1986-06-03
-6°C2009-06-26
July
23°C1985-07-31
-1°C2021-07-22
7°C2010-07-27
-14°C2021-07-22
August
27°C2015-08-29
2°C2006-08-02
12°C2015-08-29
-6°C2003-08-21
September
31°C1983-09-29
7°C2002-09-10
15°C2022-09-27
-6°C1981-09-02
October
34°C2020-10-25
11°C1988-10-13
17°C2015-10-08
-3°C2024-10-01
November
36°C2023-11-27
13°C2017-11-16
20°C2023-11-23
-2°C2017-11-17
December
37°C2015-12-24
17°C1995-12-17
20°C2015-12-24
1°C1995-12-01

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
39°C2016-01-06
17°C1995-12-17
21°C2016-01-07
1°C1995-12-01
Autumn (Mar–May)
34°C1999-03-05
3°C2007-05-21
18°C2024-03-02
-8°C1997-05-29
Winter (Jun–Aug)
27°C2015-08-29
-1°C2021-07-22
12°C2015-08-29
-14°C2021-07-22
Spring (Sep–Nov)
36°C2023-11-27
7°C2002-09-10
20°C2023-11-23
-6°C1981-09-02

All-time records

The most extreme value Maseru has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 39°C 2016-01-06
Lowest -1°C 2021-07-22

Low

Highest 21°C 2016-01-07
Lowest -14°C 2021-07-22

Feels-like

Highest 40°C 2016-01-06
Lowest -23°C 2021-07-23

Humidity

Highest 15.5 g/m³ 1987-12-21
Lowest 1.3 g/m³ 2019-10-30

Wind

Highest 58 km/h 1996-09-17
Lowest 7 km/h 2014-02-03

Precip

Wettest 106 mm 2021-07-22
Driest 85-day dry spell 2010-06-16

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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