Butha-Buthe in Spring

In spring (September, October and November), Butha-Buthe sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 248 mm of rain over about 29 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early September to 23°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Butha-Buthe's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Butha-Buthe's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Rainfall: 248 mm; 29 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 7.0; best season of the year
Months: Sep · Oct · Nov

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Temperature in Butha-Buthe in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early September to 23°C by late November.

A typical spring day in Butha-Buthe reaches about 22°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is November, the coolest September.

How spring really feels in Butha-Buthe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Butha-Buthe weather by month

How the three spring months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 13°	139	18.1	0	13.6	5.9
Feb	24° / 12°	104	14.8	0	13	6.2
Mar	22° / 11°	96	13.7	0	12.2	6.5
Apr	20° / 7°	62	8.6	0.1	11.3	6.8
May	17° / 2°	29	4.1	0.2	10.6	6.9
Jun	15° / -1°	16	2.5	0.5	10.2	5.7
Jul	14° / -1°	10	1.9	0.6	10.4	5.7
Aug	17° / 1°	27	3.8	0.4	11	6.9
Sep	20° / 6°	28	4.7	0.2	11.8	7.7
Oct	22° / 8°	94	10.9	0	12.7	6.9
Nov	23° / 10°	126	13.6	0	13.4	6.4
Dec	24° / 12°	140	17.2	0	13.8	6.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Butha-Buthe gets around 248 mm of rain over 29 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min in early September to 13 h 42 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Butha-Buthe

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In spring, Butha-Buthe overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Rainy season

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Is spring a good time to visit Butha-Buthe?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Butha-Buthe for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Butha-Buthe in Spring

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

In spring, Butha-Buthe sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Butha-Buthe in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	14	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	11	12	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Air quality in Butha-Buthe in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	9	12	14	18	22	27	27	26	15	9	7
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	12	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	9	Good
Dec	7	Good

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.

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

grassland 39%

16 km

1,072 m

grassland 60%

80 km

2,144 m

grassland 73%

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Spring 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

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.