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==Geography==
[[File:Maseru Panorama 1-2007.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Panoramic view of Maseru in 2007]]
Maseru is located in northwest Lesotho by the [[South Africa]]n border, denoted by the [[Caledon River|Mohokare River]],  also known as Caledon River. The two countries are connected by a border post at the Maseru Bridge, which crosses the river. On the South African side, [[Ladybrand]] is the town closest to Maseru. The city lies in a shallow valley at the foot of the Hlabeng-Sa-Likhama, foothills of the [[Maloti Mountains]].<ref name="cities" /> The elevation of the city is listed as {{convert|1600|m|ft}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite book|title=South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland|author1=Mary Fitzpatrick |author2=Becca Blond |author3=Gemma Pitcher |author4=Simon Richmond |author5=Matt Warren |year=2004|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=1-74104-162-7 |pages=521}}</ref> The city has an area of around {{convert|138|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="hansenvaa" />

===Climate===
Maseru has a [[subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cwb'', bordering on ''Cwa''), with the city being categorised by warm, rainy summers and cool to chilly, dry winters. The average mean daily temperature during summer — from December to March in the Southern Hemisphere — is {{convert|22|°C|°F|sigfig=2}}. During winter, between June and September, the average temperature is {{convert|9|°C|°F|sigfig=2}}. The hottest month is January, with temperatures between {{convert|15|and|33|C|F|sigfig=2}}.<ref name="eiu">{{cite journal|title=Lesotho: Basic data|journal=The Economist Intelligence Unit|date=March 30, 2007}}</ref> During the coldest month, July, the temperatures range from {{convert|-3|to|17|C|F |sigfig=2}}.<ref name="eiu" /> The average rainfall ranges from 3&nbsp;mm in July to {{convert|111|mm|in|abbr=in}} in January.<ref name="eiu" />

{{Weather box
| width       = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location    = [[Mejametalana Airport|Mejametala Airport]] (1981–2010)
| Jan high C = 28.7
| Feb high C = 27.6
| Mar high C = 25.7
| Apr high C = 22.9
| May high C = 19.7
| Jun high C = 16.7
| Jul high C = 16.9
| Aug high C = 19.7
| Sep high C = 23.3
| Oct high C = 24.8
| Nov high C = 26.3
| Dec high C = 27.9
| Jan mean C = 21.8
| Feb mean C = 21.1
| Mar mean C = 19.1
| Apr mean C = 15.8
| May mean C = 11.7
| Jun mean C = 8.5
| Jul mean C = 8.2
| Aug mean C = 11.1
| Sep mean C = 15.1
| Oct mean C = 17.5
| Nov mean C = 19.1
| Dec mean C = 20.7
| Jan low C = 14.8
| Feb low C = 14.6
| Mar low C = 12.5
| Apr low C = 8.6
| May low C = 3.7
| Jun low C = 0.2
| Jul low C = -0.5
| Aug low C = 2.4
| Sep low C = 6.9
| Oct low C = 10.1
| Nov low C = 11.9
| Dec low C = 13.4
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 121.7
| Feb rain mm = 92.1
| Mar rain mm = 86.2
| Apr rain mm = 46.9
| May rain mm = 26.1
| Jun rain mm = 12.1
| Jul rain mm = 5.7
| Aug rain mm = 18.2
| Sep rain mm = 16.1
| Oct rain mm = 62.2
| Nov rain mm = 73.2
| Dec rain mm = 81.0
| unit rain days = 0.5 mm
| Jan rain days = 12
| Feb rain days = 10
| Mar rain days = 10
| Apr rain days = 7
| May rain days = 4
| Jun rain days = 2
| Jul rain days = 1
| Aug rain days = 2
| Sep rain days = 3
| Oct rain days = 8
| Nov rain days = 8
| Dec rain days = 10
| source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=1330
|title = World Weather Information Service
|publisher = World Meteorological Organization
|access-date = 18 August 2024}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
| location     = Maseru (1931–1960)
| metric first = yes
| single line  = yes
| Jan high C = 28
| Feb high C = 27
| Mar high C = 25
| Apr high C = 21
| May high C = 18
| Jun high C = 15
| Jul high C = 16
| Aug high C = 19
| Sep high C = 23
| Oct high C = 24
| Nov high C = 26
| Dec high C = 28
| Jan low C = 14
| Feb low C = 14
| Mar low C = 12
| Apr low C = 8
| May low C = 3
| Jun low C = 0
| Jul low C = -1
| Aug low C = 2
| Sep low C = 6
| Oct low C = 9
| Nov low C = 12
| Dec low C = 13
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 114
| Feb precipitation mm = 89
| Mar precipitation mm = 96
| Apr precipitation mm = 67
| May precipitation mm = 29
| Jun precipitation mm = 12
| Jul precipitation mm = 14
| Aug precipitation mm = 15
| Sep precipitation mm = 19
| Oct precipitation mm = 63
| Nov precipitation mm = 80
| Dec precipitation mm = 93
| year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 13
|Feb precipitation days = 10
|Mar precipitation days = 11
|Apr precipitation days = 8
|May precipitation days = 6
|Jun precipitation days = 3
|Jul precipitation days = 3
|Aug precipitation days = 3
|Sep precipitation days = 3
|Oct precipitation days = 8
|Nov precipitation days = 10
|Dec precipitation days = 10
|year precipitation days = 
|Jan humidity = 37
|Feb humidity = 42
|Mar humidity = 43
|Apr humidity = 42
|May humidity = 38
|Jun humidity = 35
|Jul humidity = 32
|Aug humidity = 27
|Sep humidity = 24
|Oct humidity = 30
|Nov humidity = 34
|Dec humidity = 35
|year humidity = 
|Jan sun = 287
|Feb sun = 263
|Mar sun = 259
|Apr sun = 241
|May sun = 247
|Jun sun = 232
|Jul sun = 254
|Aug sun = 279
|Sep sun = 278
|Oct sun = 276
|Nov sun = 279
|Dec sun = 307
|year sun =
| source 1 = [[Danish Meteorological Institute]]<ref name=DMI>{{cite web | last1 = Cappelen | first1 = John | last2 = Jensen | first2 = Jens | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130427173827/http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf | archive-date = April 27, 2013 | url = http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf | work = Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931-1960) | title = Lesotho - Maseru | page = 166 | publisher = Danish Meteorological Institute | language = da | access-date = April 7, 2017}}</ref>
| date     = August 2011
}}