Cape Town Weather by Month
Twelve months of Cape Town, South Africa weather — averages from 2006–2025.
Cape Town's warmest month is January (average high 25.9°C (78.6°F)) and the coolest is July (16.4°C (61.5°F)). The most rain falls in June (about 112 mm), and January is the driest (about 11 mm). January is the sunniest, with about 13.4 hours of sunshine a day.
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Ranked within Cape Town's own year by temperature comfort, rainy days and sunshine — historical averages, not a forecast.
Cape Town month by month
January
GreatHigh 25.9°C (78.6°F)
Low 17.6°C (63.7°F)
- Rainfall
- 11 mm (0.4 in)
- Rainy days
- 3 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 13.4 h sunshine / day
February
GreatHigh 25.9°C (78.6°F)
Low 17.8°C (64°F)
- Rainfall
- 12 mm (0.5 in)
- Rainy days
- 2 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 12.4 h sunshine / day
March
GreatHigh 24.5°C (76.1°F)
Low 16.5°C (61.7°F)
- Rainfall
- 23 mm (0.9 in)
- Rainy days
- 4 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 11.2 h sunshine / day
April
GreatHigh 22.3°C (72.1°F)
Low 14.3°C (57.7°F)
- Rainfall
- 34 mm (1.3 in)
- Rainy days
- 4 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 9.9 h sunshine / day
May
GreatHigh 19.3°C (66.7°F)
Low 12.2°C (54°F)
- Rainfall
- 66 mm (2.6 in)
- Rainy days
- 8 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 8.7 h sunshine / day
June
GoodHigh 17.1°C (62.8°F)
Low 10.5°C (50.9°F)
- Rainfall
- 112 mm (4.4 in)
- Rainy days
- 11 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 8.1 h sunshine / day
July
GoodHigh 16.4°C (61.5°F)
Low 9.6°C (49.3°F)
- Rainfall
- 96 mm (3.8 in)
- Rainy days
- 10 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 8.5 h sunshine / day
August
GoodHigh 16.5°C (61.7°F)
Low 9.8°C (49.6°F)
- Rainfall
- 83 mm (3.3 in)
- Rainy days
- 10 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 9.2 h sunshine / day
September
GoodHigh 17.9°C (64.2°F)
Low 10.9°C (51.6°F)
- Rainfall
- 44 mm (1.7 in)
- Rainy days
- 7 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 10.2 h sunshine / day
October
GreatHigh 20.8°C (69.4°F)
Low 13°C (55.4°F)
- Rainfall
- 28 mm (1.1 in)
- Rainy days
- 5 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 12 h sunshine / day
November
GreatHigh 22.4°C (72.3°F)
Low 14.5°C (58.1°F)
- Rainfall
- 29 mm (1.1 in)
- Rainy days
- 5 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 12.5 h sunshine / day
December
GreatHigh 24.3°C (75.7°F)
Low 16.4°C (61.5°F)
- Rainfall
- 20 mm (0.8 in)
- Rainy days
- 4 rainy days
- Sunshine
- 13.3 h sunshine / day
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Based on 20 years of historical weather data (2006–2025) from Open-Meteo. Monthly averages, not a forecast.