Mbabane weather in February

In February, Mbabane sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 176 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 30% of the time in February, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mbabane's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbabane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 176 mm; 16.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 54 min; 5:42 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 8th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

Mbabane is capital of Eswatini.

Density: 508/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1902

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical February day in Mbabane reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

Mbabane weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 17°	217	19.7	13.5	5.3
Feb	25° / 17°	176	16.6	12.9	5.5
Mar	25° / 16°	159	16.8	12.2	6.0
Apr	23° / 14°	78	11.3	11.4	6.9
May	22° / 11°	32	5.5	10.7	8.0
Jun	20° / 8°	18	3.5	10.4	8.1
Jul	20° / 8°	18	3.9	10.5	7.9
Aug	22° / 10°	32	5.5	11.1	7.9
Sep	23° / 12°	57	9	11.8	7.4
Oct	24° / 13°	112	15.7	12.6	6.1
Nov	24° / 15°	171	18.6	13.3	5.4
Dec	25° / 16°	208	19.9	13.6	5.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	45	45	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	49	50	51	52	53	54
Cloudier (%)	55	55	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	51	50	49	48	47	46

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mbabane gets around 176 mm of rain over 16.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	59	59	58	57	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	62
4	62
5	61
6	61
7	60
8	60
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	58
27	57
28	57

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the humid band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Comfortable (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16
Humid (%)	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	53	53	54	54
Muggy (%)	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	9	51	39
2	1	9	51	39
3	1	9	51	39
4	1	9	51	39
5	1	9	51	39
6	1	9	51	39
7	1	10	50	39
8	1	10	50	39
9	1	10	50	39
10	1	11	50	39
11	1	11	50	38
12	1	11	50	38
13	1	12	50	37
14	1	12	50	37
15	1	12	50	37
16	1	12	51	36
17	1	12	51	36
18	1	12	52	35
19	1	12	52	35
20	1	13	52	34
21	1	13	53	33
22	1	13	53	33
23	1	14	53	32
24	1	14	54	31
25	2	14	53	31
26	2	15	53	30
27	2	15	54	29
28	2	16	54	28

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
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6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of February to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	5:32	6:46
2	13.2	5:33	6:45
3	13.2	5:34	6:45
4	13.2	5:35	6:44
5	13.1	5:35	6:44
6	13.1	5:36	6:43
7	13.1	5:37	6:43
8	13.1	5:37	6:42
9	13.1	5:38	6:42
10	13.0	5:39	6:41
11	13.0	5:40	6:40
12	13.0	5:40	6:40
13	13.0	5:41	6:39
14	12.9	5:42	6:38
15	12.9	5:42	6:38
16	12.9	5:43	6:37
17	12.9	5:44	6:36
18	12.9	5:44	6:36
19	12.8	5:45	6:35
20	12.8	5:46	6:34
21	12.8	5:46	6:33
22	12.8	5:47	6:32
23	12.7	5:48	6:32
24	12.7	5:48	6:31
25	12.7	5:49	6:30
26	12.7	5:49	6:29
27	12.6	5:50	6:28
28	12.6	5:51	6:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mbabane

In seasonPeak

In February, Mbabane sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mbabane's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Mbabane?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mbabane for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbabane in February

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

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

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mbabane in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbabane 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	13	12	7	6	5	5	7	9	9	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	7	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	7	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mbabane in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mbabane 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	13	18	26	34	36	43	40	32	21	18	13
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mbabane?

Mbabane sits at 26.3°S, 31.1°E, 1,209 m above sea level, in Eswatini. The nearest listed city is Lobamba, 18 km away.

Topography around Mbabane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbabane has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 462 m around an average of 1,241 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,718 m.

The land around Mbabane is covered by trees (47%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

462 m

trees 47%

16 km

991 m

grassland 57%

80 km

1,718 m

grassland 44%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← January Mbabane year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Lobamba 18 km · Redhill 31 km · Manzini 32 km · Fernie 35 km · Empuluzu 36 km · Lukwatini 42 km · Nhlazatje 46 km · Barberton 59 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

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 Mbabane (-26.3167°, 31.1333°, elevation 1,209 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	62
4	62
5	61
6	61
7	60
8	60
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	9	51	39
2	1	9	51	39
3	1	9	51	39
4	1	9	51	39
5	1	9	51	39
6	1	9	51	39
7	1	10	50	39
8	1	10	50	39
9	1	10	50	39
10	1	11	50	39
11	1	11	50	38
12	1	11	50	38
13	1	12	50	37
14	1	12	50	37
15	1	12	50	37
16	1	12	51	36
17	1	12	51	36
18	1	12	52	35
19	1	12	52	35
20	1	13	52	34
21	1	13	53	33
22	1	13	53	33
23	1	14	53	32
24	1	14	54	31
25	2	14	53	31
26	2	15	53	30
27	2	15	54	29
28	2	16	54	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	62
4	62
5	61
6	61
7	60
8	60
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	9	51	39
2	1	9	51	39
3	1	9	51	39
4	1	9	51	39
5	1	9	51	39
6	1	9	51	39
7	1	10	50	39
8	1	10	50	39
9	1	10	50	39
10	1	11	50	39
11	1	11	50	38
12	1	11	50	38
13	1	12	50	37
14	1	12	50	37
15	1	12	50	37
16	1	12	51	36
17	1	12	51	36
18	1	12	52	35
19	1	12	52	35
20	1	13	52	34
21	1	13	53	33
22	1	13	53	33
23	1	14	53	32
24	1	14	54	31
25	2	14	53	31
26	2	15	53	30
27	2	15	54	29
28	2	16	54	28

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	17
2	26	17
3	26	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	25	17
16	25	17
17	25	17
18	25	17
19	25	17
20	25	17
21	25	17
22	25	17
23	25	17
24	25	17
25	25	17
26	25	17
27	25	17
28	25	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	48	52
9	48	52
10	48	52
11	48	52
12	48	52
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	46	54
16	47	53
17	47	53
18	47	53
19	47	53
20	48	52
21	48	52
22	48	52
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	51	49
26	52	48
27	53	47
28	54	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	62
4	62
5	61
6	61
7	60
8	60
9	59
10	59
11	59
12	59
13	59
14	59
15	59
16	59
17	59
18	59
19	60
20	60
21	59
22	59
23	59
24	59
25	59
26	58
27	57
28	57

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	1	9	51	39
2	1	9	51	39
3	1	9	51	39
4	1	9	51	39
5	1	9	51	39
6	1	9	51	39
7	1	10	50	39
8	1	10	50	39
9	1	10	50	39
10	1	11	50	39
11	1	11	50	38
12	1	11	50	38
13	1	12	50	37
14	1	12	50	37
15	1	12	50	37
16	1	12	51	36
17	1	12	51	36
18	1	12	52	35
19	1	12	52	35
20	1	13	52	34
21	1	13	53	33
22	1	13	53	33
23	1	14	53	32
24	1	14	54	31
25	2	14	53	31
26	2	15	53	30
27	2	15	54	29
28	2	16	54	28