Destination
Eswatini
Africa · Mbabane
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Rainy season
Air⌀ 17 °C
19
19
19
17
15
13
13
15
17
18
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19
Rainfall⌀ 108 mm
217
282
114
107
42
20
21
26
49
117
117
190
Wind⌀ 4 м/с
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4
4
4
4
4
5
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5
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5
4
Daylight⌀ 12 h
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13
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14
Tourism: 1.2M international tourists a year▼ −7% over 5 yearshigh
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports
Public holidays
National holidays — closures and days off.
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026
Fri · in 72d
St. Stephen's Day
Boxing Day
December 26, 2026
Sat · in 73d
New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
Fri · in 79d
Good Friday
March 26, 2027
Fri · in 163d
Easter Monday
March 29, 2027
Mon · in 166d
King's Birthday
April 19, 2027
Mon · in 187d
National Flag Day
April 26, 2027
Mon · in 194d
Workers' Day
May 1, 2027
Sat · in 199d
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.
Trafficleft-hand
Health
Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariain some areas — see detailsrisk present
Tap watersafely managed water: 38%bottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis B
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Onlinemoderate63%
Mobile datamoderate$1.3/GB
eSIM: Supported
Prices
Food
Healthy dietSZL 29.2/day
BreadSZL 15.8/ea
Fuel
GasolineSZL 29.4/L
DieselSZL 32.3/L
About the country
- Capital
- Mbabane
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- 1,136,191
- Area
- 17,363 km²
- Currency
- Lilangeni · SZL
- Time zone
- 11:11UTC+2
- Sockets
- M
- Calling code
- +268
- Languages
- English, Swati
- Borders
- 🇿🇦 South Africa🇲🇿 Mozambique
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