Places
Frost dates in Lesotho
1 place in Lesotho, each with a last and first frost worked out from its own daily temperature record rather than from a regional average. Median dates are listed below; follow a town for the full distribution, the early and late years behind it, and a planting calendar built from them.
Growing season
240 d
Frost-free days between the median last and first frost.
Hardiness zone
9a
USDA-equivalent, the same across every place listed here.
Why frost dates vary across Lesotho
Every date on this site is calculated for one place at a time, from that place's own record, because frost is local: two towns an hour apart can differ by a fortnight in spring.
How to read the table
Last frost is the median date of the final spring frost: in half of the years on record the last frost fell before it, in half after. First frost is the median date of the first autumn frost, and season is the number of frost-free days between them. All three are measured at the 0 °C air-temperature threshold.
A median is a planning date, not a guarantee. Plant tender crops on it and you accept roughly a one-in-two chance of a later frost in any given year. Each town page shows the cautious date — safe in nine years out of ten — alongside it, together with the earliest and latest frost the record holds. Read how the figures are calculated.
Every place in Lesotho
Listed by population, because that is how most people find their own town.
| Place | Region | Last frost | First frost | Season | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maseru | Maseru District | 20 Sep | 18 May | 240 d | 9a |
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