Climate averages 1991–2020
Mbabane weather
in July.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a mild month in Mbabane: daytime highs average 18.5°C and nights cool to about 6.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 39 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Manzini (32 km away). In July its highs average 21.4°C, 2.8°C warmer than Mbabane, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Eswatini, Mbabane ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest July highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 2 cities is 20.0°C; Mbabane is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 20.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 18 mm to 32 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Mbabane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 216 | 19.7 | 13.614 h |
| February | 24.4°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 177 | 16.7 | 13.013 h |
| March | 23.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 159 | 16.8 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 78 | 11.3 | 11.511 h |
| May | 20.4°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 32 | 5.5 | 10.811 h |
| June | 18.7°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 18 | 3.5 | 10.511 h |
| July, selected | 18.5°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 18 | 3.9 | 10.711 h |
| August | 20.8°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 32 | 5.5 | 11.211 h |
| September | 23.1°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 57 | 9.0 | 11.912 h |
| October | 23.0°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 112 | 15.6 | 12.713 h |
| November | 23.7°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 171 | 18.6 | 13.413 h |
| December | 24.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 208 | 19.9 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Manzini in JulyEswatini · 32 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Piet Retief in JulySouth Africa · 83 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 5.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Mbombela in JulySouth Africa · 95 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Ermelo in JulySouth Africa · 117 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 2.8°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in JulyMozambique · 130 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Matola in JulyMozambique · 138 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 14.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Maputo in JulyMozambique · 150 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Vryheid in JulySouth Africa · 165 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.6°C · 14 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 Mbabane) is explained once on the Mbabane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.