Maloti Mountains · Maseru District · LesothoSummit weather, forecast and climate

Thaba Putsoa

3,096 mSnow likely Jun–Jul

Elevation3,096 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation118 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul5°average high

29.73° S, 27.93° EElevation 3,096 mUTC+2 · South Africa Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Thaba Putsoa in brief

Thaba Putsoa rises to 3,096 m in the Maloti Mountains, Maseru District, Lesotho.

At the summit, January is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Ramabanta, 15 km to the NW at 1,800 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Thaba Putsoa by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	17°	17°	15°	12°	8°	5°	5°	8°	12°	14°	15°	17°
Average low	6°	6°	4°	1°	-3°	-6°	-7°	-5°	-1°	1°	3°	5°
Precipitation	165 mm	150 mm	134 mm	80 mm	39 mm	28 mm	13 mm	43 mm	43 mm	116 mm	138 mm	147 mm
Cloud cover	28%	28%	26%	24%	19%	15%	12%	15%	22%	32%	32%	28%
Daylight	13h 51	13h 07	12h 18	11h 23	10h 39	10h 15	10h 24	11h 02	11h 53	12h 47	13h 36	14h 02
Month score	64	61	50	45	47	50	54	46	57	45	50	60

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jun–Jul

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,900 m	4,850 m	4,550 m	4,050 m	3,500 m	3,000 m	2,950 m	3,350 m	3,900 m	4,250 m	4,500 m	4,750 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C