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Franschhoek in July

Mild and damp, as the days lengthen.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

July in Franschhoek is mild: highs near 65°F, lows near 44°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days lengthen by 22 minutes from the first week to the last.July in Franschhoek is mild: highs near 18°C, lows near 7°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, and the days lengthen by 22 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
65°F18°Caverage
Low
44°F7°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 34% of days
Daylight
10h 08mon average

Is July a good time to visit Franschhoek?

July sits outside Franschhoek's best months, which run in two parts: April to May, or October to November. Expect mild days and rain on about two days 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.

How July sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 65°F in July, against 65°F to 88°F through the year.Highs near 18°C in July, against 18°C to 31°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

34% of days in July, against 14% to 37% through the year.

Cloud cover

45% cover in July, against 19% to 49% through the year.

Daylight

10h 08m in July, against 9h 56m to 14h 22m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with July shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. June66°19°low 46°low 8°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.
  2. July65°18°low 44°low 7°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. August66°19°low 44°low 7°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Franschhoek sits, in July

Africa/Johannesburg
this place
typical high in July 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-July
7:47 AMsets 5:52 PM
Above the sea
300 mlow-lying
Latitude
33.9°Ssouthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Cape Town64 km west

The land around Franschhoek, shaded by its typical high in July, 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.

Elsewhere in South Africa in July

high · low · wet days
See July on the planning mapThe whole year in Franschhoek

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Franschhoek. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (300 m) against the climate model's (730 m). 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.