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Lesotho · Month guide
Lesotho in May
Around 17 °C with 27 mm of rain and 7.4 hours of sun a day.
May is a mixed month for Lesotho — worth planning around specific regions. Around 17 °C with 27 mm of rain and 7.4 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Lesotho · May
What the weather usually does
Lesotho · typical month
- Day / night1 – 17 °CYear range -2 – 23 °C
- Rainfall27 mmYear range 15 – 184 mm
- Sunshine7.4 hr / dayYear range 6.7 – 9.0 hr / day
10 regions · current month
Lesotho, taken apart
- Berea18°C now · 15–25 °C yr
- Butha-Buthe16°C now · 13–21 °C yr
- Leribe16°C now · 13–23 °C yr
- Mafeteng18°C now · 15–26 °C yr
- Maseru17°C now · 14–25 °C yr
- Mohale's Hoek18°C now · 14–25 °C yr
- Mokhotlong15°C now · 12–21 °C yr
- Qacha's Nek17°C now · 14–23 °C yr
- Quthing17°C now · 13–24 °C yr
- Thaba-Tseka16°C now · 12–22 °C yr
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What the governments say about Lesotho
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.4 | 11.2 | 8.3 | 28.0 |
| February | 22.7 | 11.0 | 8.3 | 26.3 |
| March | 21.8 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 26.2 |
| April | 18.4 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 23.3 |
| May | 16.6 | 1.4 | -2.6 | 21.2 |
| June | 13.8 | -1.9 | -5.7 | 17.7 |
| July | 13.5 | -2.3 | -6.7 | 17.5 |
| August | 15.9 | -0.3 | -5.2 | 20.7 |
| September | 19.5 | 3.8 | -1.4 | 24.8 |
| October | 21.0 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 27.3 |
| November | 21.9 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 27.7 |
| December | 22.8 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 27.7 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 181 |
| February | 148 |
| March | 112 |
| April | 98 |
| May | 27 |
| June | 15 |
| July | 16 |
| August | 22 |
| September | 41 |
| October | 86 |
| November | 128 |
| December | 184 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 8.3 |
| February | 7.5 |
| March | 7.5 |
| April | 6.7 |
| May | 7.4 |
| June | 7.3 |
| July | 7.7 |
| August | 8.2 |
| September | 8.6 |
| October | 9.0 |
| November | 8.9 |
| December | 8.6 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1 | 4.8 | 10.4 |
| February | 6.7 | 4.5 | 10.2 |
| March | 6.9 | 4.6 | 10.0 |
| April | 7.1 | 4.5 | 10.5 |
| May | 7.0 | 4.3 | 10.4 |
| June | 7.7 | 4.4 | 12.8 |
| July | 8.1 | 4.5 | 13.1 |
| August | 9.1 | 5.3 | 13.6 |
| September | 9.7 | 5.9 | 14.1 |
| October | 9.1 | 5.5 | 13.8 |
| November | 9.2 | 6.0 | 13.3 |
| December | 8.7 | 5.5 | 13.0 |
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