Secluded Zanzibar. Welcome to iExplore. Email Address. Password Confirmation. Sign up for Newsletter. If you don't have an account yet, make one here. Already signed up? Lesotho — Weather. Best Time to Visit Lesotho Although midsummer in Lesotho is very hot, the relatively low humidity makes the lowland climate around the capital comfortable for visitors.
Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is situated at the highest point of the Drakensberg escarpment on the eastern rim of the South African plateau. Lesotho is a landlocked with an area of about 30, km2. Economic activities are largely confined to the lowlands, foothills and the river valley, while the mountainous regions are more ideal for grazing and water resource development, especially hydropower development.
The population growth rate is 2. However, a significant portion The poor are more vulnerable to climate change since they do not have sufficient incomes to prepare and protect themselves from the adverse effects of climate change. Skip to main content. In Lesotho, high aridity and periods of intense drought exacerbate the loss of biological diversity, deterioration of rangelands and reduce crop and animal productivity via desertification, make the country increasingly vulnerable.
The productivity of major crops and animals has declined significantly in recent years due to poor land and rangeland conditions. The high evaporation rate and the virtual absence of permanent surface water over large parts of the country combine to make water a scarce resource, with some projections indicating that even without climate change impacts, water resources will be reduced significantly.
Primary challenges are centered around water resource availability, changing precipitation patterns and increasing population demands. Climatic and socio-economic environments in semi-arid areas in Lesotho make communities vulnerable to food insecurity and livelihoods and lead to unsustainable agroecological systems, crop failure and unproductive rangelands.
This section provides the options to visualize historical climate data for different timeframes via map and annual cycle chart.
Country Watershed Choose a location to begin. View by Map. View by List. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Country Lesotho Explore historical and projected climate data, climate data by sector, impacts, key vulnerabilities and what adaptation measures are being taken. Current Climate Climatology This page presents Lesotho's climate context for the current climatology, , derived from observed, historical data.
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