Best: Apr-May, Aug-Sep · Great: Dec-Feb
It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on January and a markedly drier stretch around May. In April, expect highs around 20°C with rain on roughly 5 days of the month.
Hiking in the highlands, including pony trekking through mountain villages, is the country's signature activity.
Try papa (maize porridge) with moroho greens, a Basotho staple.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect warm days around 24°/11°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/11°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/9°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/5°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 17°/1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 14°/-2°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 14°/-3°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/-1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/3°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/6°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/8°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/10°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).