Weather & Climate in Lesotho

Lesotho’s climate is a mixture of temperate and sub-tropical influences, with surprising extremes of temperature ranging from winter minimum temperatures, which can drop below freezing around July, up to summer maximums of over 32°C. Because of its altitude, Lesotho remains cooler throughout the year than other regions at the same latitude. Most of the rain falls as summer thunderstorms. Winters can be cold with the lowlands getting down to −7 °C and the highlands to −18 °C at times.
Best Time to Visit

The best time to visit is usually between April and early May; and late October to November when the spring season just begins and all the environments blossoms with the season. Even May and July are most visited months because it is the snow time I all the African countries.

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