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Maseru is bathed in sunshine — 310 sunny days a year, with frosty winters and limited daylight. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Maseru, Lesotho is a 297K-resident city with 310 sunny days and 56 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 32.7 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Lesotho.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
| Daily mean°C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 |
| Daily low°C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 26 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 18 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 62 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 43 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 63 | 51 |
| Dewpoint°C | 14.5 | 14.1 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -5.9 | -1.6 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 6.3 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 150 | 145 | 82 | 104 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 98 | 149 | 232 | 1000 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 106 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.2 |
| Clear skyindex | 55% | 62% | 61% | 61% | 79% | 87% | 78% | 83% | 72% | 64% | 62% | 56% | 68% |
| UV indexmax avg | 12.3 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 8.4 |
Maseru is livable outdoors nearly year-round. December through March are perfect for all activities. Dinner outside works 4/12 months, while lunch outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Maseru reports an annual PM2.5 of 32.7 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Maseru reports an annual PM2.5 of 32.7 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 32.7 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Maseru? Honestly, air quality is a meaningful downside — at 32.7 µg/m³ annual PM2.5, Maseru sits above the EU limit, which may matter for allergy sufferers or long-term residents.
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