Maseru
Capital of Lesotho: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Maseru is the capital of Lesotho, in Maseru District. About 359,753 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Lesotho in our atlas.
It lies at 29.32° S, 27.48° E, about 1,552 m (5,092 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Maseru time zone.
Location
Red dot: Maseru. Green dots: other major cities of Lesotho. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Maseru has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 0°C (31°F). Around 671 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in LesothoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 932505 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3909 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Setsoto-Stadium Lesotho: Robert Staudhammer from Earth, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
