Climate averages 1991–2020
Mbombela weather
in June.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a mild month in Mbombela: daytime highs average 21.9°C and nights cool to about 7.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes June a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mbabane (95 km away). In June its highs average 18.7°C, 3.2°C cooler than Mbombela, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Mbombela ranks 6th of 95 for the warmest June highs and 48th of 95 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 95 cities is 18.5°C; Mbombela is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 21.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.0 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Mbabane in JuneEswatini · 95 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 7.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Ressano Garcia in JuneMozambique · 103 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 13.6°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Manzini in JuneEswatini · 121 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Ermelo in JuneSouth Africa · 153 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 3.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Middelburg in JuneSouth Africa · 154 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 4.5°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Matola in JuneMozambique · 159 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 15.2°C · 12 mm rain
- Maputo in JuneMozambique · 171 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Piet Retief in JuneSouth Africa · 171 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 5.8°C · 11 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.