climigo

Eswatini

When to go?

The best months are March–November.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

MozambiqueSouth AfricaMbabaneMbabaneMbabaneLobambaLobambaLobambaManziniManziniManzini

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 29°19°
February 29°19°
March 29°18°
April 27°15°
May 26°12°
June 24°9°
July 24°8°
August 25°10°
September 27°13°
October 27°15°
November 28°17°
December 29°18°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec18.9 · 29.2 °CJanuary: 18.9 · 29.2 °C18.9 · 29.4 °CFebruary: 18.9 · 29.4 °C17.7 · 28.9 °CMarch: 17.7 · 28.9 °C14.9 · 26.8 °CApril: 14.9 · 26.8 °C11.5 · 25.6 °CMay: 11.5 · 25.6 °C8.6 · 23.9 °CJune: 8.6 · 23.9 °C8.2 · 23.5 °CJuly: 8.2 · 23.5 °C10.4 · 25.3 °CAugust: 10.4 · 25.3 °C13.0 · 27.0 °CSeptember: 13.0 · 27.0 °C14.8 · 27.0 °COctober: 14.8 · 27.0 °C16.5 · 27.8 °CNovember: 16.5 · 27.8 °C18.2 · 28.9 °CDecember: 18.2 · 28.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 18.9 – 29.2 °C
Feb 18.9 – 29.4 °C
Mar 17.7 – 28.9 °C
Apr 14.9 – 26.8 °C
May 11.5 – 25.6 °C
Jun 8.6 – 23.9 °C
Jul 8.2 – 23.5 °C
Aug 10.4 – 25.3 °C
Sep 13.0 – 27.0 °C
Oct 14.8 – 27.0 °C
Nov 16.5 – 27.8 °C
Dec 18.2 – 28.9 °C

How much it rains

January 141 mm10 d
February 121 mm9 d
March 103 mm8 d
April 60 mm5 d
May 20 mm2 d
June 10 mm1 d
July 10 mm1 d
August 18 mm2 d
September 38 mm4 d
October 82 mm7 d
November 128 mm10 d
December 137 mm11 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec141 mm · 10 rain days · 14 mm a dayJanuary: 141 mm · 10 rain days · 14 mm a day121 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayFebruary: 121 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day103 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a dayMarch: 103 mm · 8 rain days · 13 mm a day60 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a dayApril: 60 mm · 5 rain days · 12 mm a day20 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 20 mm · 2 rain days · 10 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a dayJune: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a dayJuly: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day18 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 18 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a day38 mm · 4 rain days · 10 mm a daySeptember: 38 mm · 4 rain days · 10 mm a day82 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 82 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a day128 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a dayNovember: 128 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a day137 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a dayDecember: 137 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 141 mm10 d
Feb 121 mm9 d
Mar 103 mm8 d
Apr 60 mm5 d
May 20 mm2 d
Jun 10 mm1 d
Jul 10 mm1 d
Aug 18 mm2 d
Sep 38 mm4 d
Oct 82 mm7 d
Nov 128 mm10 d
Dec 137 mm11 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 13 h 38
February 13 h 00
March 12 h 16
April 11 h 27
May 10 h 48
June 10 h 28
July 10 h 36
August 11 h 10
September 11 h 55
October 12 h 42
November 13 h 26
December 13 h 49

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Mbabane

Lobamba

Manzini

Cities