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Best time to visit Mbabane

August is the best time to visit Mbabane for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 92/100
The least cloud June 20 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 18 mm
Warmth December 24 °C
Cooler weather July 19 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 92 21 °C 6
2 May 92 20 °C 5
3 September 91 23 °C 8
4 June 87 19 °C 3
5 July 87 19 °C 4
6 April 86 22 °C 11
7 October 81 23 °C 15
8 March 78 24 °C 16
9 November 76 24 °C 18
10 February 76 24 °C 17
11 December 73 24 °C 19
12 January 72 24 °C 19

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 24 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 24.4 °C 211 mm 67 %
February 24.3 °C 177 mm 64 %
March 23.6 °C 152 mm 56 %
April 21.8 °C 79 mm 45 %
May 20.4 °C 32 mm 27 %
June 18.7 °C 18 mm 20 %
July 18.6 °C 19 mm 23 %
August 20.8 °C 32 mm 29 %
September 23.1 °C 57 mm 41 %
October 23.0 °C 113 mm 60 %
November 23.7 °C 171 mm 68 %
December 24.5 °C 205 mm 70 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.