Manzini weather in November

In November, Manzini sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 120 mm of rain across 13.6 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Manzini's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manzini's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:00 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
66%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Manzini is city in Eswatini.

Founded
1885

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 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Manzini reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Manzini 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
Jan29° / 20°1321513.54.7
Feb29° / 20°10712.212.95.0
Mar29° / 19°9310.912.25.7
Apr27° / 17°496.811.47.3
May26° / 13°243.510.78.5
Jun24° / 10°112.210.49.1
Jul23° / 10°142.110.59.0
Aug25° / 12°223.811.18.5
Sep27° / 15°36611.87.5
Oct27° / 16°7210.712.66.5
Nov28° / 18°12013.613.35.7
Dec29° / 19°12414.713.65.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34654
44654
54654
64555
74456
84456
94456
104357
114258
124159
134060
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Manzini gets around 120 mm of rain over 13.6 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 46% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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2348
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2647
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3046

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1113045140
2112945150
3112845160
4102745170
5102645190
692545200
792444221
892344231
982243251
1082243261
1182142281
1272141291
1372041311
1462040322
1561939332
1661939352
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2671838352
2771739352
2861739352
2961740352
3061641352

Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
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209calm
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239calm
249calm
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269calm
279calm
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309calm

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 5:07 AM to 4:58 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)
113.05:076:09
213.05:076:09
313.15:066:10
413.15:066:11
513.15:056:11
613.15:046:12
713.25:046:13
813.25:036:14
913.25:036:14
1013.25:026:15
1113.25:026:16
1213.35:016:17
1313.35:016:17
1413.35:016:18
1513.35:006:19
1613.35:006:19
1713.35:006:20
1813.44:596:21
1913.44:596:22
2013.44:596:22
2113.44:596:23
2213.44:596:24
2313.44:586:25
2413.54:586:25
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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 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in January across the year — November's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
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95.3Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Manzini

In seasonPeak

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

Manzini'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 Manzini?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Manzini for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Manzini in November

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

In November, Manzini sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Manzini 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 Manzini 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 Manzini 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 Manzini 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 Manzini?

Manzini sits at 26.5°S, 31.4°E, 601 m above sea level, in Eswatini. The nearest listed city is Lobamba, 18 km away.

LobambaMbabaneFernieRedhillEmpuluzuLukwatiniNhlazatjePiet Retief

Topography around Manzini

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manzini has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m around an average of 611 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,824 m.

The land around Manzini is covered by trees (33%), artificial surfaces (27%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
298 m
16 km
1,009 m
80 km
1,824 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
November weather nearby: Lobamba 18 km · Mbabane 32 km · Fernie 60 km · Redhill 61 km · Empuluzu 64 km · Lukwatini 74 km · Nhlazatje 78 km · Piet Retief 80 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 Manzini (-26.4988°, 31.38°, elevation 601 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).