Mabote weather in January

In January, Mabote sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 143 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Mabote's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mabote's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:29 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
45%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mabote reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 1°C warmer than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12815
22815
32815
42815
52815
62815
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How January really feels in Mabote

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mabote weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°14315.613.75.9
Feb27° / 14°11613.713.16.1
Mar25° / 12°10713.112.26.7
Apr22° / 688.611.37.2
May19° / 29410.67.5
Jun16° / -1°172.510.26.5
Jul16° / -1°10210.36.7
Aug19° / 253.310.97.7
Sep23° / 243.911.88.3
Oct25° / 10°849.212.77.4
Nov26° / 12°11211.213.56.8
Dec27° / 14°1421413.86.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67426
77624
87624
97525
107624
117624
127525
137624
147525
157525
167525
177426
187327
197327
207327
217228
227129
237129
247030
257129
267129
277129
287129
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mabote gets around 143 mm of rain over 15.6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
446
546
646
746
847
947
1047
1147
1248
1348
1448
1549
1649
1749
1850
1950
2051
2151
2252
2352
2453
2553
2652
2752
2852
2951
3051
3150

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
153407
253407
352417
452417
552417
652417
752417
851418
951418
1050428
1150428
1249429
1349429
14484210
15474210
16474211
17464212
18454312
19444313
20444313
21434314
22424414
23424414
24414415
25414415
26414415
27414514
28414514
29414514
30414614
31404613

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of January to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:187:08
213.85:187:09
313.85:197:09
413.85:207:09
513.85:207:09
613.85:217:09
713.85:227:10
813.85:237:10
913.85:237:10
1013.85:247:10
1113.85:257:10
1213.75:267:10
1313.75:267:10
1413.75:277:10
1513.75:287:10
1613.75:297:10
1713.75:297:10
1813.75:307:09
1913.65:317:09
2013.65:327:09
2113.65:337:09
2213.65:347:09
2313.65:347:08
2413.55:357:08
2513.55:367:08
2613.55:377:08
2713.55:387:07
2813.55:397:07
2913.55:397:06
3013.45:407:06
3113.45:417:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 7.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in December across the year — January's 7.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mabote

In seasonPeak

In January, Mabote sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mabote's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Mabote?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mabote for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mabote in January

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

In January, Mabote sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mabote in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mabote peaks around January 14 at about 15 (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 15Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mabote in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mabote is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1420 µg/m³Dec 195 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mabote?

Mabote sits at 29.3°S, 27.5°E, 1,507 m above sea level, in Lesotho. The nearest listed city is Maseru, 6.0 km away.

TeyateyanengHlohlolwaneFicksburgMaputsoeMafeteng

Topography around Mabote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mabote has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 1,528 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,732 m.

The land around Mabote is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
431 m
80 km
1,732 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Maseru 6.0 km · Ladybrand 11 km · Teyateyaneng 26 km · Hlohlolwane 41 km · Ficksburg 57 km · Maputsoe 57 km · Mafeteng 67 km · Thaba Nchu 67 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 Mabote (-29.2786°, 27.5242°, elevation 1,507 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).