Weather in Thaba-Tseka

Calculated from weather data of Moshoeshoe I International Airport (FXMM) between 2021 and 2025.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	26.2	27.1	28.3	31.0	24.0	24.6
February	24.4	24.6	26.6		26.3	24.1
March	23.7	24.3		21.0	20.3	22.8
April	19.8			20.6	17.6	22.6
May	18.2	17.8	21.5	16.1	17.8	17.6
June	14.9	15.0	14.5	13.3	12.8	15.5
July	14.8		14.8	12.8	14.8	14.8
August	18.1		19.6	16.8	16.5	16.6
September	22.0		21.1	21.1	21.0	21.0
October	24.1		23.1	26.0	25.0	18.0
November	25.3		24.6	26.3	22.8	20.8
December	25.6		26.3	25.1	23.6	23.6
Average	21.4	21.8	21.2	20.6	19.9	20.1

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	18.6	21	23	26	20	20
February	18.7	20	22		21	20
March	16.9	19		14	16	19
April	14.3			17	14	18
May	10.7	8	16	13	12	9
June	6.4	5	8	11	9	6
July	7.0		7	9	9	10
August	9.2		12	12	13	9
September	13.3		15	14	17	21
October	16.6		17	20	21	16
November	17.7		20	21	19	17
December	19.2		22	21	19	19
Average	14.6	14.6	15.0	15.9	15.4	14.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
30 °C or warmer	1	5	5	0	0
25 °C or warmer	37	40	15	20	34
20 °C or warmer	67	108	44	63	89
0 °C or colder	2	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	5.0	3	0	0	8	17
February	9.0	6	0		2	13
March	3.3	3		0	8	4
April	5.7			0	16	1
May	1.2	0	0	4	0	0
June	1.5	5	0	0	11	0
July	1.3		2	0	0	0
August	1.6		0	0	0	4
September	1.9		3	0	0	0
October	0.8		1	0	7	0
November	2.2		2	0	0	16
December	5.2		2	6	9	19
Average	3.5	2.9	1.2	1.6	6.1	5.6

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	9.3	12	9	2	8	8
February	8.6	10	11		13	9
March	8.3	10		12	7	10
April	7.6			8	8	8
May	6.6	8	6	9	8	6
June	6.7	10	5	4	8	6
July	8.2		11	4	8	7
August	10.1		10	7	10	10
September	11.5		13	9	12	25
October	13.3		15	10	16	7
November	14.2		16	13	15	17
December	12.3		14	18	11	18
Average	9.9	10.0	12.0	10.7	9.5	8.8

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
January	N	W	NW	NW	NW
February	N	NW		W	W
March	NW		N	W	NW
April			NW	NW	W
May	W	NW	N	NW	W
June	NW	W	W	NW	N
July		NW	NE	NW	SW
August		NW	W	NW	NW
September		NW	NW	N	W
October		NW	NW	NW	N
November		NW	NW	N	NW
December		N	N	NW	NW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Thaba-Tseka weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Thaba-Tseka?

The warmest month is January with an average temperature of 26 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Thaba-Tseka?

The coldest month is July with an average daytime temperature of 15 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Thaba-Tseka?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 9.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Thaba-Tseka?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in October. The probability is about 0.8 %.