City
Best Time to Visit Cape Town
South Africa · -33.92, 18.42 · Africa/Johannesburg
The reference point is the city centre. The peninsula and the winelands can differ.
Data source and period: -33.92, 18.42 · 18.82 m
February
90/100
Weather score
January
89/100
Weather score
December
89/100
Weather score
Weather score
Temperature
Rainfall
Rainy days
January
- Temperature
- 19.5°C
- High / Low
- 21.3° / 17.9°
- Rainfall
- 12.4 mm
- Rainy days
- 2.2
- Humidity
- 79%
- Wind
- 24.1 km/h
- Weather score
- 89/100
Highest style score: City 86/100
Explore destinations by monthFebruary
- Temperature
- 19.4°C
- High / Low
- 21.3° / 17.9°
- Rainfall
- 10.6 mm
- Rainy days
- 2.0
- Humidity
- 80%
- Wind
- 22.6 km/h
- Weather score
- 90/100
Highest style score: City 87/100
Explore destinations by monthMarch
- Temperature
- 18.4°C
- High / Low
- 20.2° / 16.9°
- Rainfall
- 28.7 mm
- Rainy days
- 5.2
- Humidity
- 82%
- Wind
- 21.0 km/h
- Weather score
- 86/100
Highest style score: City 84/100
Explore destinations by monthApril
- Temperature
- 17.2°C
- High / Low
- 19.0° / 15.7°
- Rainfall
- 40.4 mm
- Rainy days
- 5.5
- Humidity
- 80%
- Wind
- 19.9 km/h
- Weather score
- 85/100
Highest style score: City 84/100
Explore destinations by monthMay
- Temperature
- 16.4°C
- High / Low
- 18.0° / 15.1°
- Rainfall
- 68.3 mm
- Rainy days
- 8.6
- Humidity
- 81%
- Wind
- 18.0 km/h
- Weather score
- 79/100
Highest style score: City 78/100
Explore destinations by monthJune
- Temperature
- 15.3°C
- High / Low
- 16.7° / 14.0°
- Rainfall
- 136.1 mm
- Rainy days
- 12.4
- Humidity
- 79%
- Wind
- 21.3 km/h
- Weather score
- 68/100
Highest style score: Nature 68/100
Explore destinations by monthJuly
- Temperature
- 14.3°C
- High / Low
- 15.6° / 13.1°
- Rainfall
- 115.5 mm
- Rainy days
- 12.8
- Humidity
- 80%
- Wind
- 21.2 km/h
- Weather score
- 67/100
Highest style score: Nature 69/100
Explore destinations by monthAugust
- Temperature
- 14.2°C
- High / Low
- 15.5° / 12.9°
- Rainfall
- 82.0 mm
- Rainy days
- 11.2
- Humidity
- 80%
- Wind
- 20.9 km/h
- Weather score
- 70/100
Highest style score: Nature 73/100
Explore destinations by monthSeptember
- Temperature
- 14.8°C
- High / Low
- 16.2° / 13.5°
- Rainfall
- 49.9 mm
- Rainy days
- 8.5
- Humidity
- 80%
- Wind
- 21.4 km/h
- Weather score
- 76/100
Highest style score: City 79/100
Explore destinations by monthOctober
- Temperature
- 16.1°C
- High / Low
- 17.9° / 14.6°
- Rainfall
- 30.7 mm
- Rainy days
- 5.2
- Humidity
- 81%
- Wind
- 22.2 km/h
- Weather score
- 82/100
Highest style score: City 85/100
Explore destinations by monthNovember
- Temperature
- 17.3°C
- High / Low
- 19.0° / 15.7°
- Rainfall
- 20.1 mm
- Rainy days
- 3.6
- Humidity
- 79%
- Wind
- 23.4 km/h
- Weather score
- 88/100
Highest style score: City 87/100
Explore destinations by monthDecember
- Temperature
- 18.6°C
- High / Low
- 20.3° / 17.1°
- Rainfall
- 15.6 mm
- Rainy days
- 4.1
- Humidity
- 78%
- Wind
- 23.2 km/h
- Weather score
- 89/100
Highest style score: City 87/100
Explore destinations by monthMonthly climate
| Month | Temperature | High | Low | Rainfall | Rainy days | Humidity | Wind | Weather score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.5°C | 21.3°C | 17.9°C | 12.4 mm | 2.2 | 79% | 24.1 km/h | 89 |
| February | 19.4°C | 21.3°C | 17.9°C | 10.6 mm | 2.0 | 80% | 22.6 km/h | 90 |
| March | 18.4°C | 20.2°C | 16.9°C | 28.7 mm | 5.2 | 82% | 21.0 km/h | 86 |
| April | 17.2°C | 19.0°C | 15.7°C | 40.4 mm | 5.5 | 80% | 19.9 km/h | 85 |
| May | 16.4°C | 18.0°C | 15.1°C | 68.3 mm | 8.6 | 81% | 18.0 km/h | 79 |
| June | 15.3°C | 16.7°C | 14.0°C | 136.1 mm | 12.4 | 79% | 21.3 km/h | 68 |
| July | 14.3°C | 15.6°C | 13.1°C | 115.5 mm | 12.8 | 80% | 21.2 km/h | 67 |
| August | 14.2°C | 15.5°C | 12.9°C | 82.0 mm | 11.2 | 80% | 20.9 km/h | 70 |
| September | 14.8°C | 16.2°C | 13.5°C | 49.9 mm | 8.5 | 80% | 21.4 km/h | 76 |
| October | 16.1°C | 17.9°C | 14.6°C | 30.7 mm | 5.2 | 81% | 22.2 km/h | 82 |
| November | 17.3°C | 19.0°C | 15.7°C | 20.1 mm | 3.6 | 79% | 23.4 km/h | 88 |
| December | 18.6°C | 20.3°C | 17.1°C | 15.6 mm | 4.1 | 78% | 23.2 km/h | 89 |
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Data source and period
Climate statistics are calculated by WhenToTravel from the NASA Langley Research Center POWER Project Daily API (MERRA-2 meteorology). NASA does not endorse this site.
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- Highest-scoring months
- February, January, December
- How the weather score works
- This is a weather-based suitability score. It does not measure price, safety, crowding, or visitor satisfaction.
- Data source and period
- Climate statistics are calculated by WhenToTravel from the NASA Langley Research Center POWER Project Daily API (MERRA-2 meteorology). NASA does not endorse this site. 2016-01-01 – 2025-12-31.