The short answer
Best months: January, February, November
Wettest months: June, July, August
Average highs run 17–27.8°C across the year and total rainfall is about 518 mm.
Cape Town weather by month
Averages for each calendar month over 10+ years. Green rows are the best months, red rows the wettest.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Days with rain | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8°C | 17.2°C | 12.8 mm | 24.8% | 29.8% |
| February | 27.7°C | 17°C | 9.4 mm | 21.2% | 23.5% |
| March | 25.6°C | 15.6°C | 26.5 mm | 27.3% | 38.4% |
| April | 23.6°C | 13.3°C | 29.3 mm | 29.5% | 42.9% |
| May | 20.7°C | 11.3°C | 51.8 mm | 33.1% | 53.2% |
| June | 18.1°C | 9.4°C | 112.6 mm | 51.9% | 51.4% |
| July | 17°C | 8.3°C | 98.3 mm | 43.1% | 46.5% |
| August | 17.3°C | 8.5°C | 67.8 mm | 50% | 46.4% |
| September | 18.9°C | 9.9°C | 42.2 mm | 43.2% | 49% |
| October | 22.7°C | 12.3°C | 26.2 mm | 30.4% | 41.8% |
| November | 24°C | 13.9°C | 19.1 mm | 27.9% | 40.3% |
| December | 25.6°C | 15.8°C | 22.1 mm | 30.4% | 33.6% |
How we pick the best months: of the months with an average high between 18°C and 30°C, we take the three with the least rainfall. If fewer than three qualify, we take the three driest. This is a weather ranking only; it does not account for prices, crowds, events or air quality.
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Where this data comes from
Daily weather history from the Open-Meteo archive for the coordinates of Cape Town (-33.9249, 18.4241), grouped into month-of-year averages by NomadWeather. See Data Sources for details. "Days with rain" is the share of days in that month with recorded rain.