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Eswatini

About 1.14M people live in Eswatini, on 17,363 km² in 4 regions; the capital is Mbabane. The highest summit is Sheba's Breast Mountain (2,298 m).

Best timeJun–Aug
Population1.14M
Area17k km²
CapitalMbabane
The year in Eswatiniweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec68October
Best timeJun–Aug
Best weather in OctoberSiteki 72
October: highs21° – 28°
Rain this month, on average88mm

Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jun–Aug.

Eswatini at a glance

The atlas follows 700 places here month by month, with 4 mountains and 2 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.

Eswatini's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+362%272k in 1950 → 1.26M in 2025 → 1.51M in 2050
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Eswatini · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$12,5002025 · 119/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy64.32024 · 188/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities27 %2025 · 196/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet63 %2024 · 131/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.722024 · 62/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover25 %2024 · 115/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Eswatini

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

Places and regions of Eswatini

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

4 regions

Eswatini from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Eswatini
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Manzinibest May · Jul–Aug67Manzini
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Mbabanebest May · Jul–Aug68Mbabane
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Lobambabest Jun–Aug70Lobamba
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Nhlanganobest Jun–Aug68Nhlangano
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Mhlumebest Jun–Aug60Mhlume
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Mhlambanyatsibest May · Jul–Aug68Mhlambanyatsi
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Nsokobest Jun–Aug63Nsoko

Nature in Eswatini

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Eswatini

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Eswatini

2 monuments and 3 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Eswatini

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Eswatini

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Eswatini

1 large airports, 15 railway stations; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

Plugs230 V
Emergency933Calling code +268
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencySwazi LilangeniSZL
LanguagesEnglish · Swati
Local time15:31Mbabane