Best time to visit, weather and climate Eswatini
Best time to visit Eswatini
The best time to visit Eswatini (Swaziland) is from january until december, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Eswatini is 26°C in january and the lowest is 20°C in june.
Eswatini has the moderate climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Eswatini or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Eswatini per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26°C | 26°C | 25°C | 23°C | 22°C | 20°C | 20°C | 23°C | 26°C | 25°C | 25°C | 26°C |
| 111 mm |
87 mm |
78 mm |
30 mm |
11 mm |
5 mm |
6 mm |
10 mm |
19 mm |
64 mm |
88 mm |
130 mm |
Climate data from: Lobamba
Climate Eswatini
Eswatini has the moderate climate prevailing. There is a lot of rainfall in the summer, and in the winter it is quite dry again. The average annual temperature for Eswatini is 24° degrees and there is about 639 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 171 days a year with an average humidity of 72% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate Eswatini
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 26°C | 26°C | 25°C | 23°C | 22°C | 20°C | 20°C | 23°C | 26°C | 25°C | 25°C | 26°C |
| Night | 17°C | 16°C | 15°C | 12°C | 11°C | 8°C | 8°C | 10°C | 13°C | 14°C | 15°C | 17°C |
| Precip | 111 mm |
87 mm |
78 mm |
30 mm |
11 mm |
5 mm |
6 mm |
10 mm |
19 mm |
64 mm |
88 mm |
130 mm |
| Rain days |
22 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 24 |
| Dry days |
9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
| Sun hours per day |
8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind force in Bft |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Weather Eswatini january
On average, it is maximum 26° in january in Eswatini and at least around 17° degrees. In january there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 111 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini february
On average, it is maximum 26° in february in Eswatini and at least around 16° degrees. In february there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 87 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini march
On average, it is maximum 25° in march in Eswatini and at least around 15° degrees. In march there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 78 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini april
On average, it is maximum 23° in april in Eswatini and at least around 12° degrees. In april there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 30 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini may
On average, it is maximum 22° in may in Eswatini and at least around 11° degrees. In may there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini june
On average, it is maximum 20° in june in Eswatini and at least around 8° degrees. In june there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 27 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini july
On average, it is maximum 20° in july in Eswatini and at least around 8° degrees. In july there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini august
On average, it is maximum 23° in august in Eswatini and at least around 10° degrees. In august there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini september
On average, it is maximum 26° in september in Eswatini and at least around 13° degrees. In september there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini october
On average, it is maximum 25° in october in Eswatini and at least around 14° degrees. In october there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 64 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini november
On average, it is maximum 25° in november in Eswatini and at least around 15° degrees. In november there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 88 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Eswatini.
Weather Eswatini december
On average, it is maximum 26° in december in Eswatini and at least around 17° degrees. In december there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 130 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Eswatini.
14 day weather forecast Eswatini
The weather for Mbabane in Eswatini will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
Weather forecast this week
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Weather forecast next week
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About Eswatini
Eswatini is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Lobamba. The total surface is 17.363 km² and the population consists of 1.467.152 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 15x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Eswatini you have to use +268 or 00268 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2685012457809 or 002685012457809.
Eswatini is in a straight line at 11.580 km distance from Wellington. From Auckland Airport the flight time is about 15 hours.
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Flight tickets to Eswatini
Eswatini has 2 airports which you can fly to:
- Matsapha Airport
Manzini - King Mswati III International Airport
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Currency Eswatini
In Eswatini the Swazi lilangeni and South African rand are used to pay.
Exchange rate Swazi lilangeni (SZL) 24 june 2021
1 Swazi lilangeni = 0,09 New Zealand dollar
100 Swazi lilangeni = 9,36 New Zealand dollar
1 New Zealand dollar = 10,68 Swazi lilangeni
100 New Zealand dollar = 1.068,25 Swazi lilangeni
Exchange rate South African rand (ZAR) 24 june 2021
1 South African rand = 0,09 New Zealand dollar
100 South African rand = 9,38 New Zealand dollar
1 New Zealand dollar = 10,67 South African rand
100 New Zealand dollar = 1.066,53 South African rand
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Time difference Eswatini
In Eswatini it is now 17:13 o’clock in the afternoon on wednesday 23 june 2021. That is 10 hour earlier than in New Zealand. The time zone of Eswatini is Africa/Mbabane and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.