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When to go to Mbabane
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When to go
What the averages say
Every month in Mbabane averages a high between 18°C and 32°C with under 150 mm of rain.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May to September.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): December to April.
- The warmest month is December (30°C) and the coolest June (22°C). The wettest is January (137 mm) and the driest June (10 mm); about 735 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, mixed
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarMild–warm, mixed
- AprMild–warm, mixed
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, dry
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovMild–warm, mixed
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Mbabane
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 17°C | 137 mm | 73% | 71% | 6 | 23°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| February | 29°C | 17°C | 95 mm | 72% | 65% | 5.9 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 28°C | 16°C | 86 mm | 71% | 58% | 5.3 | 27°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| April | 26°C | 13°C | 53 mm | 70% | 53% | 4.4 | 31°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| May | 25°C | 10°C | 16 mm | 61% | 32% | 4 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 22°C | 7°C | 10 mm | 57% | 29% | 3.6 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 22°C | 7°C | 11 mm | 54% | 29% | 3.8 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 25°C | 9°C | 13 mm | 53% | 34% | 4.4 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| September | 28°C | 11°C | 29 mm | 54% | 45% | 4.9 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 29°C | 13°C | 59 mm | 62% | 63% | 5.1 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 29°C | 15°C | 104 mm | 66% | 72% | 5.5 | 29°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| December | 30°C | 16°C | 122 mm | 70% | 75% | 5.9 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
The model's grid cell sits about 376 m lower than the town, so real temperatures there run a little cooler than these.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Mbombela95 kmGood for going: January to December
- Matola138 kmGood for going: February to December
- Maputo150 kmGood for going: February to December
- Emalahleni196 kmGood for going: January to December
- Newcastle200 kmGood for going: January to December
- Brakpan276 kmGood for going: January to December
- Benoni281 kmGood for going: January to December
- Boksburg287 kmGood for going: January to December
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