Maseru climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Maseru?

Maseru has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 962 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maseru?

The hottest day measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 39.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Maseru?

The coldest day measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1992, at -9.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Maseru?

Almost never: Maseru sees virtually no snow, with about 57 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Maseru warmed?

Yes: Maseru warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Maseru?

The wettest day measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Maseru?

The windiest day measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1957, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Maseru?

The warmest month in Maseru is January (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (6.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Maseru?

Maseru receives on average 962 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Maseru?

Maseru gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Maseru (Lesotho) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 962 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is January (20.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Maseru averages 57 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.

Maseru has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -9.6 °C (on 3 July 1992).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

MaseruMaseru District

coords: -29.32°, 27.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwbSubtropical highland, dry winterWarmest monthJanuaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

14.1°C

Average daily high

21.7°C

Average daily low

7.5°C

Annual rainfall

962mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

13.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

57 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

17 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

111 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.9 cm

Average feels-like high

20.6 °C

Average feels-like low

5.3 °C

Average peak gust

33.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.3 °C

6 January 2016

Coldest day

-9.6 °C

3 July 1992

Wettest day

111 mm

27 January 2006

Windiest day

44.3 km/h

11 August 1957

Strongest gust

87.8 km/h

12 September 1996

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

5 January 2016

Coldest feels-like

-14.1 °C

3 July 1992

Snowiest day

12.7 cm

2 August 2006

Sunniest day

13.9 h

13 December 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	33.1 °C1 February 2025	-7.0 °C8 July 2025	14.9 °C	1,225 mm	11	47
2024	36.4 °C10 December 2024	-6.3 °C21 July 2024	15.5 °C	690 mm	50	53
2023	34.9 °C27 November 2023	-6.2 °C11 July 2023	14.5 °C	895 mm	25	57
2022	32.2 °C3 October 2022	-5.9 °C2 June 2022	14.4 °C	1,229 mm	8	52
2021	33.1 °C16 November 2021	-8.1 °C24 July 2021	14.2 °C	1,114 mm	9	58
2020	33.3 °C25 October 2020	-9.0 °C16 July 2020	14.5 °C	1,133 mm	19	87
2019	34.8 °C27 November 2019	-7.3 °C21 July 2019	16.2 °C	583 mm	56	42
2018	36.1 °C26 December 2018	-6.6 °C5 July 2018	14.9 °C	772 mm	47	66
2017	33.1 °C2 January 2017	-6.9 °C24 July 2017	15.1 °C	723 mm	26	54
2016	39.3 °C6 January 2016	-5.8 °C9 August 2016	15.9 °C	743 mm	52	49
2015	37.3 °C24 December 2015	-6.6 °C1 August 2015	16.2 °C	509 mm	72	44
2014	33.9 °C17 January 2014	-7.5 °C10 July 2014	14.9 °C	710 mm	29	49
2013	34.9 °C25 January 2013	-5.9 °C10 June 2013	15.1 °C	604 mm	45	45
2012	34.7 °C20 November 2012	-7.5 °C11 June 2012	14.8 °C	654 mm	36	52
2011	32.5 °C17 November 2011	-6.3 °C2 July 2011	13.7 °C	940 mm	13	68
2010	31.9 °C10 December 2010	-5.5 °C18 June 2010	14.9 °C	947 mm	13	38
2009	33.4 °C7 January 2009	-5.1 °C25 July 2009	14.5 °C	858 mm	24	42
2008	32.7 °C21 December 2008	-6.5 °C11 July 2008	14.7 °C	666 mm	26	36
2007	33.7 °C22 February 2007	-6.1 °C24 May 2007	14.7 °C	682 mm	38	61
2006	33.0 °C14 December 2006	-7.7 °C6 August 2006	13.8 °C	1,178 mm	9	62
2005	34.7 °C7 January 2005	-4.4 °C18 June 2005	14.7 °C	897 mm	21	35
2004	34.0 °C18 November 2004	-4.6 °C9 June 2004	14.5 °C	896 mm	27	55
2003	35.1 °C20 December 2003	-6.1 °C21 August 2003	14.9 °C	724 mm	40	52
2002	33.3 °C2 December 2002	-5.9 °C18 July 2002	13.8 °C	1,004 mm	9	46
2001	33.3 °C24 January 2001	-5.2 °C25 July 2001	13.9 °C	1,194 mm	15	49
2000	30.8 °C18 October 2000	-7.7 °C22 July 2000	13.8 °C	1,037 mm	6	56
1999	32.5 °C23 November 1999	-5.8 °C20 June 1999	14.8 °C	779 mm	21	48
1998	31.6 °C14 November 1998	-7.7 °C9 June 1998	14.2 °C	997 mm	7	57
1997	35.1 °C13 December 1997	-6.8 °C6 July 1997	13.5 °C	1,006 mm	20	55
1996	31.0 °C3 January 1996	-6.9 °C18 July 1996	13.1 °C	1,308 mm	3	68
1995	34.8 °C7 January 1995	-8.2 °C19 July 1995	14.1 °C	910 mm	28	63
1994	33.6 °C21 December 1994	-9.3 °C1 July 1994	13.4 °C	770 mm	16	79
1993	35.4 °C8 January 1993	-6.4 °C20 June 1993	14.1 °C	1,147 mm	16	59
1992	33.9 °C28 January 1992	-9.6 °C3 July 1992	14.7 °C	543 mm	51	69
1991	31.9 °C3 January 1991	-6.3 °C28 July 1991	13.6 °C	1,202 mm	7	65
1990	32.9 °C11 November 1990	-6.9 °C14 July 1990	13.6 °C	850 mm	11	70
1989	30.9 °C24 December 1989	-6.7 °C20 July 1989	13.0 °C	1,173 mm	2	61
1988	33.1 °C4 February 1988	-5.4 °C24 June 1988	13.4 °C	1,514 mm	11	69
1987	35.2 °C30 January 1987	-4.9 °C19 June 1987	14.4 °C	1,275 mm	27	58
1986	32.1 °C13 January 1986	-5.9 °C5 July 1986	14.1 °C	1,151 mm	8	46
1985	33.9 °C2 January 1985	-5.0 °C8 June 1985	14.5 °C	994 mm	17	56
1984	34.5 °C15 February 1984	-7.9 °C5 July 1984	14.2 °C	764 mm	37	64
1983	35.8 °C29 January 1983	-5.8 °C9 July 1983	14.9 °C	823 mm	45	44
1982	33.5 °C29 December 1982	-4.7 °C20 June 1982	14.1 °C	863 mm	24	58
1981	33.4 °C17 January 1981	-5.7 °C17 June 1981	13.5 °C	1,032 mm	16	54
1980	32.8 °C23 December 1980	-7.6 °C4 July 1980	14.2 °C	637 mm	23	67
1979	32.0 °C15 January 1979	-6.9 °C14 June 1979	14.0 °C	983 mm	9	43
1978	32.1 °C7 December 1978	-7.9 °C14 June 1978	13.2 °C	958 mm	3	64
1977	32.2 °C7 January 1977	-7.7 °C14 June 1977	13.5 °C	1,077 mm	13	77
1976	30.7 °C18 September 1976	-6.9 °C16 July 1976	12.7 °C	1,268 mm	1	66
1975	31.0 °C10 January 1975	-7.1 °C28 July 1975	12.9 °C	1,088 mm	3	72
1974	31.0 °C13 October 1974	-6.7 °C2 August 1974	12.8 °C	1,257 mm	1	71
1973	34.3 °C18 January 1973	-5.3 °C12 August 1973	13.7 °C	1,146 mm	14	60
1972	33.9 °C7 December 1972	-6.7 °C2 August 1972	13.8 °C	884 mm	29	73
1971	31.3 °C8 March 1971	-6.4 °C20 July 1971	13.7 °C	1,073 mm	3	52
1970	32.8 °C14 January 1970	-6.0 °C23 July 1970	14.2 °C	962 mm	15	56
1969	33.8 °C21 January 1969	-5.3 °C20 July 1969	14.2 °C	776 mm	33	56
1968	33.1 °C8 January 1968	-5.6 °C6 July 1968	13.5 °C	790 mm	36	56
1967	33.2 °C21 October 1967	-6.8 °C16 June 1967	13.3 °C	1,126 mm	10	65
1966	35.7 °C4 January 1966	-7.2 °C21 July 1966	14.4 °C	793 mm	22	50
1965	33.9 °C26 December 1965	-6.9 °C24 June 1965	13.4 °C	629 mm	13	61
1964	33.1 °C23 January 1964	-7.4 °C26 June 1964	13.0 °C	1,091 mm	8	75
1963	31.7 °C28 December 1963	-5.7 °C17 August 1963	13.1 °C	1,347 mm	5	64
1962	30.8 °C16 October 1962	-7.5 °C15 June 1962	13.8 °C	1,146 mm	6	62
1961	33.1 °C20 October 1961	-5.4 °C16 July 1961	13.8 °C	1,266 mm	11	47
1960	31.2 °C1 December 1960	-7.7 °C20 July 1960	13.0 °C	1,375 mm	1	65
1959	31.3 °C17 October 1959	-4.9 °C29 June 1959	13.3 °C	1,305 mm	3	61
1958	31.1 °C22 November 1958	-7.2 °C20 June 1958	13.7 °C	1,119 mm	5	67
1957	29.9 °C20 December 1957	-7.3 °C20 June 1957	13.4 °C	1,260 mm	0	55
1956	30.7 °C2 February 1956	-6.5 °C9 June 1956	13.7 °C	1,001 mm	1	44
1955	30.4 °C19 November 1955	-7.2 °C25 July 1955	12.7 °C	844 mm	1	71
1954	31.0 °C17 February 1954	-5.7 °C19 July 1954	14.2 °C	465 mm	8	59
1953	31.1 °C29 January 1953	-5.1 °C30 July 1953	14.4 °C	827 mm	3	51
1952	33.1 °C6 January 1952	-4.2 °C28 July 1952	14.4 °C	831 mm	15	35
1951	34.1 °C31 December 1951	-4.7 °C17 July 1951	13.5 °C	968 mm	17	68
1950	30.2 °C21 October 1950	-3.2 °C15 July 1950	13.8 °C	1,179 mm	1	39
1949	32.6 °C17 January 1949	-4.0 °C17 July 1949	14.6 °C	494 mm	21	38
1948	28.7 °C29 December 1948	-5.5 °C4 August 1948	12.8 °C	908 mm	0	51
1947	31.9 °C19 January 1947	-4.5 °C17 July 1947	13.0 °C	1,136 mm	4	53
1946	32.2 °C22 October 1946	-5.0 °C16 June 1946	13.1 °C	1,057 mm	4	67
1945	29.8 °C6 November 1945	-4.7 °C2 July 1945	13.3 °C	968 mm	0	44
1944	29.2 °C4 October 1944	-3.8 °C12 July 1944	13.1 °C	1,238 mm	0	42
1943	27.2 °C27 January 1943	-5.2 °C5 June 1943	12.7 °C	1,198 mm	0	63
1942	35.7 °C9 January 1942	-5.6 °C5 July 1942	13.2 °C	1,124 mm	9	63
1941	32.0 °C17 October 1941	-5.3 °C30 June 1941	14.8 °C	546 mm	17	43
1940	32.1 °C17 December 1940	-6.4 °C14 July 1940	13.6 °C	852 mm	11	53

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.2 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

11 d/yr

-6

Frost days (< 0 °C)

47 d/yr

-10

Annual rainfall

1225 mm

+263 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.2 °C	+1.6 °C	109 mm	-41 mm
Feb	27.1 °C	+1.5 °C	85 mm	-45 mm
Mar	24.8 °C	+0.8 °C	151 mm	+32 mm
Apr	19.8 °C	-1.1 °C	267 mm	+190 mm
May	19.0 °C	+0.9 °C	12 mm	-19 mm
Jun	15.9 °C	+0.8 °C	22 mm	+5 mm
Jul	15.9 °C	+0.6 °C	19 mm	+6 mm
Aug	20.3 °C	+2.2 °C	16 mm	-6 mm
Sep	23.0 °C	+0.9 °C	57 mm	+22 mm
Oct	24.2 °C	+0.3 °C	116 mm	+26 mm
Nov	23.2 °C	-1.6 °C	214 mm	+84 mm
Dec	25.4 °C	-0.7 °C	158 mm	+11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.1 °C

1 Feb 2025

Coldest day

-7.0 °C

8 Jul 2025

Wettest day

50.2 mm

4 Apr 2025

Windiest day

32.3 km/h

5 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

70.2 km/h

5 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.7 °C

20 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

-10.8 °C

8 Jul 2025

Snowiest day

0.9 cm

10 Jun 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

14 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Maseru?

Maseru has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 962 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maseru?

The hottest day measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 39.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Maseru?

The coldest day measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1992, at -9.6 °C.

Does it snow in Maseru?

Almost never: Maseru sees virtually no snow, with about 57 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Maseru warmed?

Yes: Maseru warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Maseru?

The wettest day measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2006, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Maseru?

The windiest day measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1957, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Maseru?

The warmest month in Maseru is January (20.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (6.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Maseru?

Maseru receives on average 962 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Maseru?

Maseru gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Maseru?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Maseru between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2006, with 12.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Maseru?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Maseru.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maseru?

In Maseru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 5 January 2016, and the lowest was -14.1 °C on 3 July 1992.

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