Basotu monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Basotu

Basotu average temperature chart (Celsius) Basotu average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Basotu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.7 26 25.8 24.2 23.1 22.5 22.4 23.3 25.1 26.4 26.1 25.6
°F 78.2 78.8 78.5 75.6 73.6 72.6 72.3 74 77.2 79.5 79 78

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Basotu monthly rainfall chart (mm) Basotu monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Basotu (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 125 115 139 129 32 3 0 0 3 13 73 132
inches 4.9 4.5 5.5 5.1 1.2 0.1 0 0 0.1 0.5 2.9 5.2
Rainy days 16 15 17 19 11 3 3 3 3 6 14 19

Average annual rainfall in Basotu: 794.966mm (313 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Basotu

Basotu average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Basotu
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.1 8.2 7.8 7 7.5 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.8 9.1 8.3 7.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Basotu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Basotu average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Basotu (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 13.9 13.9 14.3 14.6 13.5 11.4 11 11.6 12.4 13.5 14.2 14.2
Max °C 26 26.3 26.1 24.5 23.4 22.8 22.7 23.6 25.4 26.7 26.4 25.9
Min °F 56.9 57 57.7 58.2 56.2 52.5 51.7 52.9 54.3 56.3 57.6 57.5
Max °F 67.8 68.2 68.4 67.1 65.1 62.8 62.2 63.7 66 68.2 68.5 68

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Basotu average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Basotu average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Basotu in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.2 28.4 29.2 29.1 27.9 26.5 25.4 25.1 25.5 26.5 27.7 28.2
°F 82.8 83.1 84.5 84.4 82.3 79.7 77.7 77.2 77.9 79.7 81.8 82.8

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Basotu average winspeed by month (km/h) Basotu average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Basotu (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 12 13 14 12 10
mph 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 8 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Basotu relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Basotu
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 70% 71% 76% 75% 70% 67% 63% 59% 58% 64% 70%

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Basotu weather stats

Basotu weather statistics
Hottest month: November 26.1°C 79°F
Driest month: July 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: October 9.1hrs
Coldest month: July 22.4°C 72.3°F
Wettest month: March 139mm 5.5ins
Warmest sea: March 29.2°C 84.6°F
Map showing location of Basotu (-4.36667, 35.08333) Basotu map pin © Google

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