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== Geography ==
[[File:Abacus Backpackers Mbabane Swaziland.jpg|thumb|right|View of Mbabane]]
Mbabane is located in the district of Hhohho, of which it is also the capital, and lies on the [[Mbabane River]] and its tributary the [[Polinjane River]] in the [[Mdzimba|Mdzimba Mountains]]. The average elevation of the city is 1,243 metres. Neighbourhoods and suburbs include [[Mbangweni]], Sidvwashini, Kent Rock, Sandla, Westridge Park, Malunge, New Checkers, Msunduza and Vukutentele.

=== Climate ===
Due to its altitude, Mbabane features a moderate [[subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]'': Cwb''). The city has a mild climate and snow is a rare event, occurring only three times since 1900.<ref name="STB snow">{{cite web|title=Mbabane|url=http://www.thekingdomofswaziland.com/pages/attractions/the_attraction.asp?AttractionsID=12|website=The Kingdom of Swaziland: A Royal Experience|publisher=Swaziland Tourist Board|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-date=24 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724153943/http://www.thekingdomofswaziland.com/pages/attractions/the_attraction.asp?AttractionsID=12|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city averages only four days of frost a year. The average temperature is {{convert|11|°C|0}} in July and {{convert|22|°C|0}} in January.<ref>''The Cambridge Factfinder''; 4th ed.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/africa/suazilandia/sifundza-sehhohho/mbabane-2190/|title=Mbabane climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Mbabane weather averages - Climate-Data.org|website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref> The thermal range is low, but the winter night is cold for a [[Subtropics|subtropical climate]] in general. Most of the precipitation is concentrated in the summer. The difference in the driest month (June) and the wettest (January) is 210&nbsp;mm.<ref name=":0" />

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Mbabane (1961-1990 normals, extremes 1957-1977)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 24.9
|Feb high C = 24.5
|Mar high C = 24.1
|Apr high C = 22.6
|May high C = 21.4
|Jun high C = 19.3
|Jul high C = 19.8
|Aug high C = 21.3
|Sep high C = 23.2
|Oct high C = 22.8
|Nov high C = 22.5
|Dec high C = 23.7
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 19.9
|Feb mean C = 19.5
|Mar mean C = 18.8
|Apr mean C = 16.8
|May mean C = 14.7
|Jun mean C = 12.0
|Jul mean C = 12.2
|Aug mean C = 14.0
|Sep mean C = 16.4
|Oct mean C = 17.1
|Nov mean C = 17.7
|Dec mean C = 19.0
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 14.9
|Feb low C = 14.5
|Mar low C = 13.4
|Apr low C = 11.0
|May low C = 7.9
|Jun low C = 4.7
|Jul low C = 4.6
|Aug low C = 6.6
|Sep low C = 9.5
|Oct low C = 11.3
|Nov low C = 12.9
|Dec low C = 14.2
|year low C =
|Jan record high C = 33.4
|Feb record high C = 32.2
|Mar record high C = 33.5
|Apr record high C = 31.0
|May record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 26.8
|Jul record high C = 28.6
|Aug record high C = 31.2
|Sep record high C = 33.6
|Oct record high C = 34.2
|Nov record high C = 34.5
|Dec record high C = 32.4
|Jan record low C = 8.6
|Feb record low C = 6.4
|Mar record low C = 6.0
|Apr record low C = 3.4
|May record low C = -1.3
|Jun record low C = -4.5
|Jul record low C = -6.1
|Aug record low C = -2.5
|Sep record low C = -1.0
|Oct record low C = -1.0
|Nov record low C = 5.5
|Dec record low C = 6.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 253.2
|Feb rain mm = 224.6
|Mar rain mm = 151.6
|Apr rain mm = 87.9
|May rain mm = 33.8
|Jun rain mm = 19.4
|Jul rain mm = 20.1
|Aug rain mm = 35.1
|Sep rain mm = 69.4
|Oct rain mm = 141.9
|Nov rain mm = 197.8
|Dec rain mm = 206.9
|year rain mm = 
|Jan rain days = 16.9
|Feb rain days = 14.3
|Mar rain days = 13.8
|Apr rain days = 9.8
|May rain days = 5.1
|Jun rain days = 2.8
|Jul rain days = 3.1
|Aug rain days = 6.5
|Sep rain days = 9.2
|Oct rain days = 14.9
|Nov rain days = 17.0
|Dec rain days = 16.5
|year rain days =
|Jan sun = 172.7
|Feb sun = 162.1
|Mar sun = 194.6
|Apr sun = 195.2
|May sun = 226.0
|Jun sun = 233.0
|Jul sun = 238.9
|Aug sun = 246.3
|Sep sun = 209.2
|Oct sun = 178.4
|Nov sun = 160.9
|Dec sun = 170.1
|year sun = 2387.1
|Jan percentsun = 41
|Feb percentsun = 45
|Mar percentsun = 52
|Apr percentsun = 57
|May percentsun = 68
|Jun percentsun = 75
|Jul percentsun = 73
|Aug percentsun = 72
|Sep percentsun = 59
|Oct percentsun = 45
|Nov percentsun = 40
|Dec percentsun = 40
|year percentsun = 55
|source 1 = WMO<ref name=WMO >{{cite web
| url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=912
| title = World Weather Information Service – Mbabane
| publisher = [[World Meteorological Organization]]
| access-date = 21 December 2015}}</ref> 
|source 2 = NOAA (extremes, sunshine 1970-1975)<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://library.noaa.gov/Collections/Digital-Docs/Foreign-Climate-Data/South-Africa-Climate-Data
| title = South Africa Climatological Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = January 24, 2023
| archive-date = August 4, 2023
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230804024447/https://library.noaa.gov/Collections/Digital-Docs/Foreign-Climate-Data/South-Africa-Climate-Data
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> 
}}