Climate averages 1991–2020
Mbombela weather
in July.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd 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 Mbombela: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 43 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mbabane (95 km away). In July its highs average 18.5°C, 3.2°C cooler than Mbombela, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mbombela ranks 5th of 95 for the warmest July highs and joint 63rd of 95 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Mbombela is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 17 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
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Mbabane in JulyEswatini · 95 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in JulyMozambique · 103 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Manzini in JulyEswatini · 121 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Ermelo in JulySouth Africa · 153 kmHigh 16.4°C · Low 2.8°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Middelburg in JulySouth Africa · 154 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 3.9°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Matola in JulyMozambique · 159 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 14.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Maputo in JulyMozambique · 171 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 15.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Piet Retief in JulySouth Africa · 171 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 5.3°C · 12 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 Mbombela) is explained once on the Mbombela year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.