Lobamba weather in November

In November, Lobamba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 153 mm of rain across 17.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of November to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Lobamba's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lobamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
153 mm
17.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:01 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Lobamba is city in Eswatini.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical November day in Lobamba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Lobamba weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°17418.113.55.4
Feb26° / 18°14514.712.95.7
Mar26° / 17°13214.312.26.3
Apr24° / 14°639.411.47.3
May23° / 11°274.810.78.3
Jun21° / 152.910.48.4
Jul21° / 173.410.58.2
Aug23° / 10°285.211.18.2
Sep24° / 12°518.311.87.6
Oct24° / 14°9614.112.66.4
Nov25° / 16°15317.113.35.6
Dec26° / 17°17218.813.65.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34456
44555
54555
64456
74357
84357
94258
104159
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Lobamba gets around 153 mm of rain over 17.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 57% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11939374
21839385
31738396
41637406
51637417
61536427
71435438
81335449
91234449
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Wind in November

Winds average 8 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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278calm
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308calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of November to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:086:09
213.05:086:10
313.15:076:11
413.15:066:11
513.15:066:12
613.15:056:13
713.15:056:14
813.25:046:14
913.25:046:15
1013.25:036:16
1113.25:036:16
1213.25:026:17
1313.35:026:18
1413.35:016:19
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1613.35:016:20
1713.35:006:21
1813.45:006:22
1913.45:006:22
2013.45:006:23
2113.45:006:24
2213.44:596:25
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2413.54:596:26
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2613.54:596:28
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Lobamba

In seasonPeak

In November, Lobamba sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lobamba's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Lobamba?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Lobamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lobamba in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Lobamba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lobamba in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lobamba peaks around December 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeDec 18UV 13Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Lobamba in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lobamba is worst in July — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateJul 1942 µg/m³Jan 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lobamba?

Lobamba sits at 26.5°S, 31.2°E, 694 m above sea level, in Eswatini. The nearest listed city is Mbabane, 18 km away.

MbabaneManziniFernieRedhillEmpuluzuLukwatiniNhlazatjePiet Retief

Topography around Lobamba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lobamba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lobamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m around an average of 711 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,772 m.

The land around Lobamba is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
386 m
16 km
952 m
80 km
1,772 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Mbabane 18 km · Manzini 18 km · Fernie 42 km · Redhill 44 km · Empuluzu 46 km · Lukwatini 59 km · Nhlazatje 62 km · Piet Retief 71 km

Eswatini travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,108
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
38%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
12.5
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
33.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 90%other 8%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lobamba (-26.4667°, 31.2°, elevation 694 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).