Mbombela, South Africa climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Mbombela has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is July averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 518 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 109 mm while July barely receives 6 mm.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 28°C in February.

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 8°C in July.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 518 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Mbombela climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	—	28	28	26	25	23	23	25	27	27	27	28
Avg temp (°C)	—	23	23	20	18	16	16	18	20	21	22	23
Avg low (°C)	—	18	17	15	11	9	8	10	12	14	16	17
Precipitation (mm)	—	94	90	56	12	8	6	7	20	42	74	109

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	—	28	28	26	25	23
Avg temp (°C)	—	23	23	20	18	16
Avg low (°C)	—	18	17	15	11	9
Precipitation (mm)	—	94	90	56	12	8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	23	25	27	27	27	28
Avg temp (°C)	16	18	20	21	22	23
Avg low (°C)	8	10	12	14	16	17
Precipitation (mm)	6	7	20	42	74	109

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	69	64	60	48	32	27	27	31	39	59	70	73
Relative humidity (%)	75	75	74	70	60	56	55	51	51	61	67	72
Wind speed (m/s)	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	69	64	60	48	32	27
Relative humidity (%)	75	75	74	70	60	56
Wind speed (m/s)	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	27	31	39	59	70	73
Relative humidity (%)	55	51	51	61	67	72
Wind speed (m/s)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Nelspruit, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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