Mbombela weather by month & the best time to visit

🇿🇦 South Africa · regional city · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Mbombela is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and July close behind. Mbombela averages about 2,686 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in May.

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Sun hours / year

2,686

Sunniest month

May

Peak score

93/100

Rain / year

687 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

348k

Elevation

858 m

When is the best time to visit Mbombela?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Mbombela is May, then June and July. The dullest month is January (70/100, 137 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Mbombela?

Mbombela gets a lot of sun: around 2,686 hours a year. May (93/100) is noticeably better than January (70). It ranks #16 of 21 destinations in South Africa for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,871 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 52% of the annual 687 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Maputo Mozambique · 159 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
• Johannesburg South Africa · 298 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
• Durban South Africa · 470 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
• Gaborone Botswana · 531 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
• Harare Zimbabwe · 829 km · best in Aug · 3,184 h sun/yr
• Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 1,094 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Skukuza South Africa · 68 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Hoedspruit South Africa · 114 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Mpaka Eswatini · 125 km · 2,644 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Phalaborwa South Africa · 161 km · 2,736 h sun/yr · best in May
• Polokwane South Africa · 239 km · 3,098 h sun/yr · best in Jul