Mpaka weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇿 Eswatini · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Mpaka is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with May and July close behind. Mpaka averages about 2,644 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,644
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 683 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 111k
- Elevation
- 322 m
When is the best time to visit Mpaka?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Mpaka is June, then May and July. The dullest month is January (71/100, 128 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Mpaka?
Mpaka gets a lot of sun: around 2,644 hours a year. June (93/100) is noticeably better than January (71). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Eswatini. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 49% of the annual 683 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 128 mm | 10 |
| February | 78 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 89 mm | 10 |
| March | 79 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 83 mm | 9 |
| April | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 48 mm | 7 |
| May | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 15 mm | 5 |
| June | 93 | 25° / 77°F | 11° / 52°F | 9 mm | 4 |
| July | 92 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 11 mm | 4 |
| August | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 13 mm | 5 |
| September | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 14° / 57°F | 27 mm | 6 |
| October | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 52 mm | 7 |
| November | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 95 mm | 9 |
| December | 74 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 113 mm | 10 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Maputo Mozambique · 98 km · best in Jul · 2,689 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 347 km · best in Aug · 3,287 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 367 km · best in Jun · 2,503 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 616 km · best in Jul · 3,481 h sun/yr
- Harare Zimbabwe · 939 km · best in Aug · 3,184 h sun/yr
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 1,031 km · best in May · 2,989 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mbombela South Africa · 125 km · 2,686 h sun/yr · best in May
- Mkuze South Africa · 145 km · 2,582 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Skukuza South Africa · 156 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Hoedspruit South Africa · 232 km · 2,745 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Xai-Xai Mozambique · 261 km · 2,904 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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