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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 27°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 843 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 145 mm while June barely receives 12 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMokhotlong climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 108 | 96 | 51 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 93 | 114 | 145 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 108 | 96 | 51 | 23 | 12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 15 | 27 | 93 | 114 | 145 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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.