MaseruLesotho
Current time in Maseru, Lesotho
Thursday, 24 September 2026
South Africa Standard TimeUTC+02:00
⛶ Full-screen clockMaseru time at a glance
- Country
- Lesotho
- Location
- Capital city of Lesotho
- Time zone
Africa/Maseru- UTC offset now
UTC+02:00- Current zone label
- GMT+2
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
Maseru time guide
Does Maseru change its clocks?
UTC+02:00.- Year-round offset
- South Africa Standard Time (SAST), UTC+02:00
- Time-zone identifier
- Africa/Maseru
- Maseru and London
- 2 hours ahead during GMT; 1 hour ahead during BST
- Maseru and New York
- 7 hours ahead during EST; 6 hours ahead during EDT
City, district and urban area
Maseru District extends beyond the capital city
Lesotho's Bureau of Statistics reports Maseru at city and district scales in its census and demographic publications. The district includes rural and urban settlements outside the capital, so its total is not a city-only population.
Time-zone identity for Maseru
- IANA zone
Africa/Maseru- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+2
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Maseru is currently 2 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Maseru
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 29 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Maseru
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Africa/Maseru, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Capital city context
About Maseru, capital of Lesotho
Maseru is the capital of Lesotho. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Lesotho
- Administrative area
- Maseru District, Lesotho
- Population
- 359,753
- Coordinates
- 29.3167° S, 27.4833° E. The elevation is 1,552 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Maseru
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Maseru. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- MaboteBerea, Lesotho5.8 km northeast
Africa/MaseruSame local time - TeyateyanengBerea, Lesotho32 km northeast
Africa/MaseruSame local time - MafetengMafeteng District, Lesotho61 km southwest
Africa/MaseruSame local time - MaputsoeLeribe, Lesotho63 km northeast
Africa/MaseruSame local time - HlotseLeribe, Lesotho74 km northeast
Africa/MaseruSame local time - Mohale's HoekMohale's Hoek District, Lesotho93 km south
Africa/MaseruSame local time
Sources for Maseru time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Population Dynamics Analytical ReportLesotho Bureau of Statistics · Based on 2006 and 2016 censuses · AccessedOfficial demographic analysis describing Maseru population and density.