Mpumalanga Climate and Weather

Mpumalanga is a summer rainfall area and has a subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The highveld region to the west experiences more extreme temperatures and is hotter in summer, colder in winter and generally drier than the rest of the province. The lowveld, which includes Nelspruit the provincial capital, has hot summer days and warm nights, with warm, sunny days in winter and cold nights.