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Travel guide > Africa > Climate and weather of Swaziland
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Swaziland has a subtropical climate with a rainy season and a dry season.
Temperatures are very high during several months in the central plain (they are milder on the plateaus and in the mountains). Annual rains reach 2000 mm in the western mountains, 800 mm on the narrow plateau located in the east and 700 mm in the plain.
Rainy season (November to March)
Temperatures exceed 40° in the plain located in the center. They are lower in the mountains and on the plateau (25°). The rains are higher in the mountains than in the plain (they are often torrential especially in the mountains).
Dry season (April to October)
Temperatures are mild (they can be quite low at night especially in the central plain) and rainfall is low.
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The climate of Swaziland is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Mbabane (Capital of Swaziland)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
26° |
26° |
26° |
26° |
24° |
23° |
min |
17° |
18° |
18° |
17° |
15° |
12° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
21° |
21° |
22° |
23° |
23° |
24° |
min |
10° |
10° |
11° |
13° |
14° |
15° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
210 |
250 |
210 |
170 |
80 |
30 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
20 |
20 |
30 |
60 |
130 |
180 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Swaziland are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Swaziland, a country located in Southern Africa, is bordered by Mozambique to the east and by South Africa to the south, to the west and to the north.
Capital: Mbabane
Area: 17 000 km²
Population: 1 500 000 inhabitants
Languages: English, Siswati
Currency: Lilangeni
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