When to go · Mbabane
Mbabane in January
Mixed month. Hot, humid, thunderstorms most afternoons.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- Eswatini overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Eswatini overall
Verdict
Hot, humid, thunderstorms most afternoons.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than January?
January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in January
- MbabaneHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 13 days
- Highveld, Eswatini · Mbabane, Malolotja, Piggs Peakrainy
Misty, cool and green; summer storms and fog on the MR1; frosty winter nights.
Wet summer season
Green hills, birds and low prices.
Watch: Afternoon storms, mist and humid days.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Incwala (first-fruits ceremony) check
Late Dec or Jan, set yearly · Royal villages
A sacred ceremony with controlled access.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Eswatini overall
- Medium
- Prices · Eswatini overall
- Medium
Eswatini overall: Hot, wet lowveld; Incwala may run into early January (check).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Mbabane, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Mixed
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Jan: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Apr: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Apr: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 13
Apr: 6 (better)
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Apr: 1
January: Hot, humid, thunderstorms most afternoons.
April: Warm days, drier.
Mbabane: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast