Mokhotlong, Lesotho climate

Cwb Subtropical highland (dry winter)

Mokhotlong has a mildly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Subtropical highland (dry winter), Köppen Cwb). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 81°F, while the coldest is July averaging around 38°F at night. Precipitation totals about 33 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 5.7 inches while June barely receives 0.47 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 81°F in February.

About 17 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 38°F in July.

About 9 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 33 in of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.5 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Mokhotlong climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	80	81	80	75	73	69	69	73	76	76	77	80
Avg temp (°F)	70	70	68	63	58	54	54	57	62	64	66	69
Avg low (°F)	59	59	57	51	44	38	38	42	48	52	54	57
Precipitation (in)	5.5	4.3	3.8	2.0	0.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	1.1	3.7	4.5	5.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	80	81	80	75	73	69
Avg temp (°F)	70	70	68	63	58	54
Avg low (°F)	59	59	57	51	44	38
Precipitation (in)	5.5	4.3	3.8	2.0	0.9	0.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	69	73	76	76	77	80
Avg temp (°F)	54	57	62	64	66	69
Avg low (°F)	38	42	48	52	54	57
Precipitation (in)	0.8	0.6	1.1	3.7	4.5	5.7

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	13	11	12	8	5	3	2	3	7	13	13	15
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	3	3	1	0.4	—	—	—	0.2	2	2	3	3
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.4	3	4	1	0.2	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	13	11	12	8	5	3
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	3	3	1	0.4	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.4	3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	3	7	13	13	15
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.2	2	2	3	3
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	4	1	0.2	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	73	69	63	55	44	39	37	46	56	70	76	76
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	3	5	8	13	15	16	12	8	4	2	1
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	16	15	12	7	5	5	8	12	18	20	21
Relative humidity (%)	79	80	79	75	67	62	60	59	60	68	72	76
Wind speed (mph)	4.7	4.2	4.0	3.7	3.5	3.8	4.0	4.7	5.4	5.6	5.4	5.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	73	69	63	55	44	39
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	3	5	8	13	15
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	11	10	11	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	16	15	12	7	5
Relative humidity (%)	79	80	79	75	67	62
Wind speed (mph)	4.7	4.2	4.0	3.7	3.5	3.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	37	46	56	70	76	76
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	16	12	8	4	2	1
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	10	9	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	5	8	12	18	20	21
Relative humidity (%)	60	59	60	68	72	76
Wind speed (mph)	4.0	4.7	5.4	5.6	5.4	5.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Cedara, a weather station, about 121 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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