City of Cape Town Weather & Climate

South Africa

City of Cape Town sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 27.8°C in February and nighttime lows bottom out near 10.5°C in July. July is the wettest month (~75 mm), while February is the driest (~10 mm). For sunshine, February leads with about 87% clear skies.

Best time to visit City of Cape Town

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are November, December, and March — expect around 16.424.3°C with roughly 9% chance of rain on a given day in November.

City of Cape Town climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January19.5° / 26.5°6%12 mm85%22 kph
February19.7° / 27.8°5%10 mm87%21.5 kph
March17.9° / 26.9°8%17 mm78%19.9 kph
April15.2° / 23.1°15%35 mm66%17.9 kph
May12.7° / 20.5°21%56 mm58%17.4 kph
June10.6° / 18.3°26%74 mm58%18 kph
July10.5° / 18.2°27%75 mm62%18.5 kph
August10.7° / 18.4°23%59 mm64%18.7 kph
September11.8° / 19.6°18%38 mm62%19.1 kph
October14.1° / 22°13%26 mm65%20.2 kph
November16.4° / 24.3°9%19 mm70%21.3 kph
December18.3° / 25.4°7%12 mm77%21.6 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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