Capital of Eswatini
Mbabane
Photo: Athena Lao from Bulgaria · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Mbabane
- Country
- Eswatini
- Population
- 76,218
- Elevation
- 1,209 m
- Airports
- SHO
- 58 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 6,300 km
- 8 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Mbabane, month by month
- Jan29°
- Feb29°
- Mar28°
- Apr26°
- May25°
- Jun22°
- Jul22°
- Aug25°
- Sept28°
- Oct29°
- Nov29°
- Dec30°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going all year, on these averages.
Mean highs run from 22°C in June to 30°C in December, with about 735 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for MbabaneModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
The model's grid cell sits about 376 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.
Airports
Airports serving Mbabane
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBMbabane
6,300 km
8 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHMbabane
6,180 km
8 hrs · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Mbabane
- Country
- Eswatini
- Currency
- Swazi Lilangeni SZLToday's indicative rate: SZL 10 ≈ USD 0.605Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type D230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 933fire977ambulance999policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +268 · On the left
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