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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Bhunya Swaziland

In Bhunya, the wet season is partly cloudy, the dry season is mostly clear, and it is comfortable year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 43°F to 77°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 86°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best times of year to visit Bhunya for warm-weather activities are from mid January to mid May and from late August to early October.

Climate in Bhunya

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Bhunya weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from December 7 to March 23, with an average daily high temperature above 75°F. The hottest month of the year in Bhunya is January, with an average high of 77°F and low of 61°F.

The cool season lasts for 1.8 months, from June 2 to July 28, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest month of the year in Bhunya is July, with an average low of 43°F and high of 67°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Bhunya

Average High and Low Temperature in BhunyawarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 766°FJul 766°FJan 1977°FJan 1977°F43°F43°F61°F61°FDec 775°FDec 775°FMar 2375°FMar 2375°FJun 268°FJun 268°F59°F59°F58°F58°F45°F45°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 77°F76°F75°F73°F70°F67°F67°F70°F73°F73°F74°F75°F
Temp. 68°F68°F66°F63°F58°F54°F54°F57°F61°F63°F65°F67°F
Low 61°F61°F59°F54°F48°F44°F43°F46°F51°F54°F57°F60°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Bhunya

Average Hourly Temperature in BhunyaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Bhunya, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Bhunya begins around February 20 and lasts for 7.5 months, ending around October 3.

The clearest month of the year in Bhunya is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 3 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around February 20.

The cloudiest month of the year in Bhunya is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 43% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Bhunya

Cloud Cover Categories in BhunyaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jun 1289%Jun 1289%Nov 3055%Nov 3055%Feb 2072%Feb 2072%Oct 372%Oct 372%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 35%29%24%19%14%12%13%14%21%34%43%40%
Clearer 65%71%76%81%86%88%87%86%79%66%57%60%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Bhunya varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from October 11 to March 29, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Bhunya is December, with an average of 16.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from March 29 to October 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Bhunya is July, with an average of 1.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Bhunya is December, with an average of 16.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 54% on December 17.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Bhunya

Daily Chance of Precipitation in BhunyawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 1754%Dec 1754%Jul 52%Jul 52%Oct 1128%Oct 1128%Mar 2928%Mar 2928%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 14.9d12.0d10.3d5.3d2.3d1.2d1.0d1.8d3.6d9.5d14.0d16.2d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Bhunya experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.2 months, from August 13 to May 19, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Bhunya is January, with an average rainfall of 4.8 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 19 to August 13. The month with the least rain in Bhunya is June, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Bhunya

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 4.8″4.2″2.8″1.4″0.5″0.3″0.3″0.5″1.1″2.7″4.2″4.6″

The length of the day in Bhunya varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 10 hours, 28 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 13 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Bhunya

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 13.6h13.0h12.2h11.4h10.8h10.5h10.7h11.2h12.0h12.7h13.4h13.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:54 AM on December 1, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 50 minutes later at 6:44 AM on July 2. The earliest sunset is at 5:10 PM on June 8, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 44 minutes later at 6:53 PM on January 12.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Bhunya during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Bhunya

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in BhunyaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMDec 14:54 AMDec 14:54 AM6:53 PMJan 126:53 PMJan 12Jun 85:10 PMJun 85:10 PM6:44 AMJul 26:44 AMJul 2daynightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Bhunya

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in BhunyaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Bhunya

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Bhunya experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.2 months, from November 20 to March 25, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 4% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Bhunya is January, with 4.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Bhunya is June, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Bhunya

Humidity Comfort Levels in BhunyamuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 10%Jul 10%Jan 2915%Jan 2915%Nov 204%Nov 204%Mar 254%Mar 254%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 4.3d3.9d2.0d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d1.0d3.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Bhunya experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from July 7 to November 26, with average wind speeds of more than 5.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Bhunya is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.6 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from November 26 to July 7. The calmest month of the year in Bhunya is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Bhunya

Average Wind Speed in BhunyawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphSep 246.7 mphSep 246.7 mphMar 304.6 mphMar 304.6 mphJul 75.6 mphJul 75.6 mphNov 265.6 mphNov 265.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.25.04.74.75.15.65.76.16.66.45.95.3

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Bhunya varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 4.3 months, from April 17 to August 26, with a peak percentage of 47% on June 13. The wind is most often from the north for 3.4 weeks, from August 26 to September 19, with a peak percentage of 31% on September 11. The wind is most often from the east for 6.9 months, from September 19 to April 17, with a peak percentage of 42% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Bhunya

Wind Direction in BhunyaEWNEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Bhunya throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Bhunya for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid January to mid May and from late August to early October, with a peak score in the second week of April.

Tourism Score in Bhunya

Tourism Score in Bhunyabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.65.35.37.07.06.26.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Bhunya for hot-weather activities is from late December to mid March, with a peak score in the third week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Bhunya

Beach/Pool Score in Bhunyabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.84.80.90.93.53.53.03.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Bhunya are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Bhunya

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in BhunyaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 191%Jun 2991%Jun 29NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Bhunya

Growing Degree Days in BhunyaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°F3,500°F3,500°F4,000°F4,000°F4,500°F4,500°FJul 1890°FJul 1890°FOct 10900°FOct 10900°FDec 121,800°FDec 121,800°FJun 304,547°FJun 304,547°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from November 2 to March 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.7 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Bhunya is January, with an average of 7.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from May 8 to August 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Bhunya is June, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Bhunya

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in BhunyabrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJan 17.4 kWhJan 17.4 kWhJun 214.0 kWhJun 214.0 kWhNov 26.7 kWhNov 26.7 kWhMar 26.7 kWhMar 26.7 kWhMay 84.7 kWhMay 84.7 kWhAug 24.7 kWhAug 24.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 7.37.06.25.24.54.04.35.15.96.46.87.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Bhunya are -26.550 deg latitude, 31.017 deg longitude, and 3,136 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Bhunya contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,768 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,330 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,015 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,686 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Bhunya is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (46%), within 10 miles by cropland (56%) and grassland (34%), and within 50 miles by grassland (46%) and cropland (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Bhunya, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Bhunya.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Bhunya according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Bhunya is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Bhunya and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Nelspruit Airport (FANS, 66%, 77 mi, north, -240 ft elevation change)
  • Standerton (FASR, 34%, 114 mi, west, 2,051 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Bhunya and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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