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Cape Town

Warm and dry from December to March; mild and damp from June to September.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years33.9°S20 m above the sea
  1. Jan81°27°63°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb82°28°64°18°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar80°27°62°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  4. Apr75°24°58°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May70°21°54°12°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun66°19°50°10°Rain on about three days a week.
  7. Jul65°18°48°9°Rain on about two days a week.
  8. Aug65°18°49°9°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep67°19°51°11°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct71°22°54°12°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov75°24°57°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  12. Dec79°26°61°16°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from December to March, with highs near 80°F and nights near 62°F. From June to September, highs are nearer 66°F. The rain comes from June to September, on about two days a week. December to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in June to 14½ hours in December.The warm season runs from December to March, with highs near 27°C and nights near 17°C. From June to September, highs are nearer 19°C. The rain comes from June to September, on about two days a week. December to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in June to 14½ hours in December.

Where Cape Town sits

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
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Latitude
33.9°Ssouthern hemisphere
Above the sea
20 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Franschhoek64 km east

The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Cape Town, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 65°F in July and August to 82°F in February.Highs from 18°C in July and August to 28°C in February.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in June (37% of days), driest in January and February (10%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in February (16% cover), cloudiest in May and June (44%).

Daylight

From 9h 56m in June to 14h 22m in December.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Cape Town, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWarm seasonAt its best
63°17°81°27°
1 day18%14h 08m
FebruaryWarm seasonAt its best
64°18°82°28°
1 day16%13h 22m
MarchWarm seasonAt its best
62°17°80°27°
1 day23%12h 21m
April
58°14°75°24°
1 day36%11h 16m
May
54°12°70°21°
2 days44%10h 23m
JuneWetter
50°10°66°19°
3 days44%9h 56m
JulyWetter
48°9°65°18°
2 days40%10h 08m
AugustWetter
49°9°65°18°
2 days38%10h 55m
SeptemberWetter
51°11°67°19°
2 days42%11h 57m
October
54°12°71°22°
1 day38%13h 02m
November
57°14°75°24°
1 day35%13h 56m
DecemberWarm seasonAt its best
61°16°79°26°
1 day28%14h 22m

When is the best time to visit Cape Town?

The best months are December to March: highs near 80°F, nights near 62°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are December to March: highs near 27°C, nights near 17°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Cape Town?

February, with highs near 82°F and lows near 64°F. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 65°F.February, with highs near 28°C and lows near 18°C. The coolest are July and August, with highs near 18°C.

When does it rain most in Cape Town?

June, with rain on about three days a week. January and February are the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Cape Town?

From about 10 hours in June to 14½ hours in December.

When are the skies clearest in Cape Town?

February, when cloud covers about 16% of the sky on average. May and June are the cloudiest, at about 44%.

Places with a year like Cape Town's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Cape Town's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Cape Town's summer.

Elsewhere in South Africa

All of South Africa

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 8 km north-east of Cape Town. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.