Teyateyaneng climate — normals and trends
Teyateyaneng (Lesotho) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,031 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 (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Teyateyaneng averages 58 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Teyateyaneng has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 6 January 2016) and the coldest -12.6 °C (on 11 June 2012).
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
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- coords
- -29.15°, 27.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,031mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
58 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.2 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 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
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001
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
37.8 °C
6 January 2016
Coldest day
-12.6 °C
11 June 2012
Wettest day
91 mm
22 December 2020
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
12 September 1996
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
23 August 2011
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
5 January 2016
Coldest feels-like
-17.2 °C
11 June 2012
Snowiest day
18.0 cm
2 August 2006
Sunniest day
13.9 h
14 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 25.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 77 mm | -51 mm |
| Mar | 23.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 136 mm | +18 mm |
| Apr | 18.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 287 mm | +205 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 14.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 14.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 21 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 20 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 21.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 75 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 22.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 115 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 21.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 202 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 168 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Teyateyaneng?
Teyateyaneng has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Teyateyaneng?
The hottest day measured in Teyateyaneng between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2016, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Teyateyaneng?
The coldest day measured in Teyateyaneng between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 2012, at -12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Teyateyaneng?
Yes. Teyateyaneng gets on average 3.2 cm of snow per year and has around 58 frost days.
Has the climate of Teyateyaneng warmed?
Yes: Teyateyaneng warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Teyateyaneng?
The wettest day measured in Teyateyaneng between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 2020, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Teyateyaneng?
The windiest day measured in Teyateyaneng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1996, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Teyateyaneng?
The warmest month in Teyateyaneng is January (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Teyateyaneng?
Teyateyaneng receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Teyateyaneng?
Teyateyaneng gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Teyateyaneng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Teyateyaneng between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2006, with 18.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Teyateyaneng?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Teyateyaneng.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Teyateyaneng?
In Teyateyaneng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 5 January 2016, and the lowest was -17.2 °C on 11 June 2012.
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