Lesotho
About 2.11M people live in Lesotho, on 30,355 km² in 10 regions; the capital is Maseru. The highest summit is Thabana Ntlenyana (3,482 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Aug–Sep.
Lesotho at a glance
The atlas follows 393 places here month by month, with 13 mountains and 2 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, August and September.
Lesotho's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+308%580k in 1950 → 2.36M in 2025 → 2.99M in 2050Lesotho · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Lesotho
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Lesotho
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
80OctoberMaseru
75OctoberTeyateyaneng
78OctoberMafeteng
77OctoberHlotse
79OctoberMohale's Hoek
68OctoberButha-Buthe
67OctoberMokhotlong
71OctoberQacha's Nek
10 regions
Lesotho from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Lesotho
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Lesotho
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Lesotho
2 monuments and 1 museums; the best known first.
What's on in Lesotho
The ground and the sky in Lesotho
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Lesotho
1 large airports, 7 railway stations; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.