Country guide

Lesotho

The mountain kingdom: pony treks, highland passes and Africa's unlikeliest ski runs, all above 1,400 metres.

Currency

LSL

Language

Sesotho

+ English

English

Widely spoken

Payment

Cards & cash mixed

Power

Type M

230 V, 50 Hz

Dialing

+266

Destinations

Lesotho

Maseru

The capital of the kingdom in the sky, half an hour from the mountain fortress where the Basotho nation began.

✓ best Feb-Nov

Climate zones, month by month

Lesotho has 1 distinct climate zone. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

Maseru →

Jan

27°

14°

108mm

18d rain

Feb

27°

13°

69mm

15d rain

Mar

26°

12°

65mm

13d rain

Apr

21°

8°

77mm

8d rain

May

18°

5°

18mm

4d rain

Jun

15°

1°

13mm

2d rain

Jul

14°

0°

60mm

2d rain

Aug

17°

2°

15mm

3d rain

Sep

22°

6°

30mm

4d rain

Oct

26°

9°

51mm

10d rain

Nov

26°

11°

87mm

12d rain

Dec

27°

13°

144mm

17d rain

✓ Best Feb-Nov

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions