Maputsoe
City in Lesotho: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Maputsoe market, 2011: Marduk, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Maputsoe is a city in Lesotho, in Leribe. About 61,916 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Lesotho in our atlas.
It lies at 28.89° S, 27.90° E, about 1,583 m (5,194 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Maseru time zone.
Location
Red dot: Maputsoe. Green dots: other major cities of Lesotho. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Maputsoe has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 26°C (79°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 0°C (32°F). Around 700 mm (28 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in LesothoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 932521 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1892158 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Maputsoe market, 2011: Marduk, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)