Climate averages 1991–2020
Manzini weather
in April.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Manzini: daytime highs average 24.6°C and nights cool to about 14.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 49 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 29 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mbabane (32 km away). In April its highs average 21.8°C, 2.9°C cooler than Manzini, with 78 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Eswatini, Manzini ranks 1st of 2 for the warmest April highs and 1st of 2 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 2 cities is 23.2°C; Manzini is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 49 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Manzini climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 131 | 15.0 | 13.614 h |
| February | 27.1°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 107 | 12.4 | 13.013 h |
| March | 26.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 93 | 10.9 | 12.312 h |
| April, selected | 24.6°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 49 | 6.8 | 11.511 h |
| May | 23.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 24 | 3.5 | 10.811 h |
| June | 21.7°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 11 | 2.2 | 10.511 h |
| July | 21.4°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 14 | 2.1 | 10.611 h |
| August | 23.2°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 22 | 3.8 | 11.211 h |
| September | 25.2°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 36 | 6.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 25.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 72 | 10.6 | 12.713 h |
| November | 26.0°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 120 | 13.5 | 13.413 h |
| December | 26.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 124 | 14.7 | 13.814 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Mbabane in AprilEswatini · 32 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 12.6°C · 78 mm rain
- Piet Retief in AprilSouth Africa · 80 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.7°C · 48 mm rain
- Mbombela in AprilSouth Africa · 121 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 53 mm rain
- Matola in AprilMozambique · 123 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.8°C · 42 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in AprilMozambique · 133 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.0°C · 30 mm rain
- Maputo in AprilMozambique · 134 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 42 mm rain
- Ermelo in AprilSouth Africa · 139 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 45 mm rain
- Vryheid in AprilSouth Africa · 153 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 11.7°C · 51 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Manzini) is explained once on the Manzini year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.