Climate averages 1991–2020
Mbombela weather
by month.
See how the year changes. February has the highest average daily maximum; June has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: MayJuneJulyAugustSeptember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Mbombela averages a daytime high of 25.6°C and a nighttime low of 13.9°C, with about 883 mm of rain on roughly 122 days. February is the warmest month (average high 27.9°C) and July the coolest (21.7°C). January is the wettest month with 155 mm; June is the driest with 9.0 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): May, June, July, August and September. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Mbombela
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
Mbombela climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 155 | 17.5 | 13.514 h |
| February | 27.9°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 135 | 15.0 | 13.013 h |
| March | 27.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 107 | 14.0 | 12.312 h |
| April | 25.2°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 53 | 8.4 | 11.512 h |
| May | 23.8°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 19 | 3.5 | 10.911 h |
| June | 21.9°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 9.0 | 2.3 | 10.611 h |
| July | 21.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 12 | 2.6 | 10.711 h |
| August | 23.9°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 17 | 3.8 | 11.211 h |
| September | 26.3°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 34 | 6.5 | 11.912 h |
| October | 26.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 71 | 13.3 | 12.713 h |
| November | 27.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 122 | 16.3 | 13.313 h |
| December | 27.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 151 | 18.4 | 13.714 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
Nearby cities
- MbabaneEswatini · 95 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.0°C · 1,277 mm rain a year
- Ressano GarciaMozambique · 103 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 540 mm rain a year
- ManziniEswatini · 121 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 802 mm rain a year
- ErmeloSouth Africa · 153 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 9.4°C · 836 mm rain a year
- MiddelburgSouth Africa · 154 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 10.8°C · 678 mm rain a year
- MatolaMozambique · 159 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 19.1°C · 658 mm rain a year
- MaputoMozambique · 171 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 19.3°C · 658 mm rain a year
- Piet RetiefSouth Africa · 171 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.2°C · 894 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+2, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -25.50°, 31.00° (4 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 1.2°C for the difference between the city's elevation (658 m) and the cell's (849 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -25.50°, 31.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.