Butha-Buthe weather in July

In July, Butha-Buthe sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 1.9 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Butha-Buthe's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butha-Buthe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
1st coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:03 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover
14%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Butha-Buthe is city in Lesotho.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical July day in Butha-Buthe reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 2°C cooler than August.

-5°10°15°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
114-1
214-1
314-1
414-1
514-1
614-1
714-2
814-2
914-2
1014-2
1114-2
1214-1
1314-1
1414-1
1514-1
1614-1
1714-1
1815-1
1915-1
2015-1
2115-1
2215-1
2315-1
2415-1
2515-1
2615-1
2715-1
2815-1
2915-1
30150
31150

How July really feels in Butha-Buthe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Butha-Buthe weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 13°13918.1013.65.9
Feb24° / 12°10414.80136.2
Mar22° / 11°9613.7012.26.5
Apr20° / 628.60.111.36.8
May17° / 294.10.210.66.9
Jun15° / -1°162.50.510.25.7
Jul14° / -1°101.90.610.45.7
Aug17° / 273.80.4116.9
Sep20° / 284.70.211.87.7
Oct22° / 9410.9012.76.9
Nov23° / 10°12613.6013.46.4
Dec24° / 12°14017.2013.86.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20928
21928
22928
23928
24928
25919
26919
279010
289010
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Butha-Buthe gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 1.9 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
162
262
362
452
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1252
1352
1452
1562
1662
1762
1862
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2483
2583
2683
2793
2893
2993
30103
31103

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of July to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.27:055:16
210.27:055:16
310.27:055:17
410.27:055:17
510.27:055:17
610.27:055:18
710.27:055:18
810.27:045:19
910.27:045:19
1010.37:045:20
1110.37:045:20
1210.37:045:21
1310.37:045:21
1410.37:035:22
1510.37:035:22
1610.37:035:23
1710.37:025:23
1810.47:025:24
1910.47:025:24
2010.47:015:25
2110.47:015:25
2210.47:005:26
2310.47:005:26
2410.56:595:27
2510.56:595:27
2610.56:585:28
2710.56:585:29
2810.56:575:29
2910.66:575:30
3010.66:565:30
3110.66:555:31

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in December across the year — July's 4.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Butha-Buthe

In seasonPeak

None of Butha-Buthe's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Butha-Buthe's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Butha-Buthe?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Butha-Buthe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butha-Buthe in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Butha-Buthe sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near -1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Butha-Buthe in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Butha-Buthe peaks around January 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 16Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Butha-Buthe in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Butha-Buthe is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1227 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Butha-Buthe?

Butha-Buthe sits at 28.8°S, 28.2°E, 1,716 m above sea level, in Lesotho. The nearest listed city is Fouriesburg, 17 km away.

FouriesburgHlotseMaputsoeFicksburgPhuthaditjhabaTeyateyanengHlohlolwane

Topography around Butha-Buthe

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Butha-Buthe.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butha-Buthe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m around an average of 1,719 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,144 m.

The land around Butha-Buthe is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
305 m
16 km
1,072 m
80 km
2,144 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Fouriesburg 17 km · Hlotse 23 km · Maputsoe 37 km · Ficksburg 38 km · Bethlehem 60 km · Phuthaditjhaba 61 km · Teyateyaneng 65 km · Hlohlolwane 68 km

Lesotho travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,089
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
38.2
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
31.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 48%Roman Catholic 39%other Christian 9%none 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Butha-Buthe (-28.7666°, 28.2494°, elevation 1,716 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).