Cape Town weather
Loading live data…Latest for Cape Town: European (ECMWF): 19° Partly cloudy · American (NOAA GFS): 19° Overcast · German (DWD ICON): 17° Partly cloudy.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Cape Town and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Cape Town? Cape Town, South Africa, sits at 33.9°S in a subtropical climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Cape Town right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a city break, the rain hours below tell you which days to plan indoors.
Best time to visit Cape Town
The most comfortable time to visit Cape Town is usually March, April, May and July, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest June rain is behind you.
Cape Town weather by month
what to expect in Cape Town through the year, 1991-2020 normals, Cape Town (WMO)Here is Cape Town's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Cape Town by season.
Cape Town compared with Sydney
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Cape Town 23°C, Sydney 23°C
Rain over a year
Cape Town 493 mm, Sydney 1,148 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Cape Town runs 0°C warmer than Sydney, with every month between −2°C and ±0°C. Over a year it gets 57% less rain than Sydney.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Cape Town | Sydney | Difference | Sunlight, Cape Town | Sunlight, Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C | 27°C | ±0°C | 93% | 75% |
| February | 27°C | 28°C | −1°C | 93% | 73% |
| March | 26°C | 26°C | ±0°C | 92% | 75% |
| April | 24°C | 24°C | ±0°C | 88% | 77% |
| May | 21°C | 22°C | −1°C | 82% | 79% |
| June | 18°C | 18°C | ±0°C | 81% | 74% |
| July | 18°C | 18°C | ±0°C | 83% | 80% |
| August | 18°C | 20°C | −2°C | 81% | 82% |
| September | 20°C | 22°C | −2°C | 84% | 82% |
| October | 22°C | 24°C | −2°C | 87% | 77% |
| November | 24°C | 25°C | −1°C | 90% | 74% |
| December | 26°C | 27°C | −1°C | 92% | 74% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Cape Town: station normals from Cape Town (WMO), rain included. Sydney: station normals from Sydney Observatory Hill (WMO), rain included. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Sydney stands in for Australia here; other cities have their own climate tables.