Weather in Cape Town

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 10:54 pm (GMT+2)

Now · clear 63 °F

Feels like: 63 °F
Low / high: 58 / 78 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 8 mph S

↘ 30.02 inHg · falling UV 11 · very high

Today in Cape Town: overcast, 58 °F to 78 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the south (8 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 60 °F to 87 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 87 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Temperatures for the next 14 days

78° 58°
Today
87° 60°
Thu 29
78° 63°
Fri 30
76° 63°
Sat 31
71° 62°
Sun 1
72° 61°
Mon 2
74° 60°
Tue 3
85° 61°
Wed 4
73° 64°
Thu 5
76° 63°
Fri 6
86° 63°
Sat 7
71° 63°
Sun 8
63° 58°
Mon 9
67° 57°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	58 / 78 °F	0%	11 mph S	6.9 ft	4:15 am · 4:30 pm	ECMWF
Thu 29	Clear sky	60 / 87 °F	0%	11 mph S	9.1 ft	4:58 am · 5:16 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Overcast	63 / 78 °F	0%	12 mph S	7.7 ft	5:46 am · 6:09 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Light drizzle	63 / 76 °F	8% · 0.01 in	11 mph S	7.6 ft	6:45 am · 7:15 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Light drizzle	62 / 71 °F	8% · 0.02 in	13 mph SSE	7.7 ft	8:02 am · 8:44 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Overcast	61 / 72 °F	16%	12 mph SSE	6.8 ft	9:37 am · 10:24 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Overcast	60 / 74 °F	14%	9 mph SSE	5.6 ft	11:00 am · 11:40 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	61 / 85 °F	17%	8 mph WNW	5.4 ft	12:00 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Overcast	64 / 73 °F	16%	9 mph WNW	6.8 ft	12:34 am · 12:46 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Overcast	63 / 76 °F	25%	11 mph SSE	6.8 ft	1:18 am · 1:25 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Overcast	63 / 86 °F	25%	6 mph SSW	5.7 ft	1:55 am · 2:00 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	63 / 71 °F	10% · 0.11 in	17 mph NW	7.2 ft	2:30 am · 2:33 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	58 / 63 °F	22% · 1.11 in	11 mph NW	12 ft	3:03 am · 3:05 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light rain	57 / 67 °F	31% · 0.25 in	7 mph S	10 ft	3:35 am · 3:36 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	60°	59°	60°	69°	76°	77°	69°	63°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 S	4 S	6 S	8 SSE	9 SSE	9 SSE	11 SSE	10 S
Humidity	85%	89%	83%	55%	42%	44%	71%	92%
UV	0	0	0	4	10	6	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on temperature tomorrow: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	78°	87°	78°	76°	71°	72°	74°
AIFS	70°	70°	70°	69°	68°	67°	68°
GFS	76°	81°	76°	73°	69°	70°	74°
ICON	77°	80°	77°	76°	74°	70°	70°
Confidence	medium	low	medium	medium	medium	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0.01 in	0.02 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0.01 in	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1128	1130	1234	1129	1341	1238	932
AIFS	14	15	16	15	15	14	17
GFS	1121	1126	1425	1422	1118	1115	611
ICON	1136	1138	1342	1128	1026	923	1026
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	medium

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	8%	8%	16%	14%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	6%	16%	3%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit below −46%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	75° / 59°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	76° / 60°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal	78° / 61°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	78° / 61°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal
December	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal
January	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal
March	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Cape Town climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Cape Town is from November to March: highs of 71 °F to 77 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

76° 60°

JanJ
77° 61°

FebF
75° 59°

MarM
71° 55°

AprA
67° 52°

MayM
63° 49°

JunJ
63° 48°

JulJ
63° 48°

AugA
65° 50°

SepS
68° 53°

OctO
71° 56°

NovN
74° 59°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	76°	60°	0.62 in	2	11.0	63°	8.0 ft
FebruaryFeb	77°	61°	0.56 in	2	10.3	63°	7.4 ft
MarchMar	75°	59°	0.65 in	2	9.1	62°	7.8 ft
AprilApr	71°	55°	1.70 in	5	7.5	60°	8.0 ft
MayMay	67°	52°	3.04 in	8	5.9	59°	8.4 ft
JuneJun	63°	49°	3.94 in	10	5.9	59°	10 ft
JulyJul	63°	48°	3.74 in	10	6.1	58°	9.4 ft
AugustAug	63°	48°	3.65 in	10	6.4	58°	9.7 ft
SeptemberSep	65°	50°	1.91 in	7	7.3	59°	8.8 ft
OctoberOct	68°	53°	1.20 in	5	8.7	59°	8.1 ft
NovemberNov	71°	56°	1.05 in	4	9.7	61°	8.0 ft
DecemberDec	74°	59°	0.59 in	2	11.0	63°	7.8 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	63°	8.0 ft
Feb	63°	7.4 ft
Mar	62°	7.8 ft
Apr	60°	8.0 ft
May	59°	8.4 ft
Jun	59°	10 ft
Jul	58°	9.4 ft
Aug	58°	9.7 ft
Sep	59°	8.8 ft
Oct	59°	8.1 ft
Nov	61°	8.0 ft
Dec	63°	7.8 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 22.65 in of rain on about 66 days and about 3,000 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now63 °Ffeels like 63 °F

Tomorrow60 / 87 °F

It's 63 °F now (feels like 63 °F). Today, 58 °F to 78 °F; tomorrow, 60 °F to 87 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 8% 0.01 in
Sun 1 8% 0.02 in
Mon 2 16%
Tue 3 14%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.01 in; last 7 days, 0.07 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity87%

Dew point59 °F

Humidity is 87% now and the dew point is 59 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds0%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak11very high

Thu 29: 11 · Fri 30: 10 · Sat 31: 8

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.9030.0030.1030.20 29.93

Falling now (−0.04 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 29

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Overcast	58 / 76 °F	0	6 mph S
Mon 26	Light drizzle	61 / 71 °F	0.01 in	13 mph SSE
Sun 25	Overcast	60 / 71 °F	0	15 mph SSE
Sat 24	Overcast	60 / 70 °F	0	11 mph SSE
Fri 23	Overcast	54 / 74 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Thu 22	Light drizzle	56 / 67 °F	0.04 in	8 mph WNW
Wed 21	Light rain	56 / 64 °F	0.70 in	13 mph NW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Drizzle	48 / 62 °F	0.12 in	12 mph NW
Mon 19	Overcast	48 / 64 °F	0	5 mph SW
Sun 18	Light drizzle	52 / 60 °F	0.01 in	10 mph SSE
Sat 17	Drizzle	57 / 65 °F	0.09 in	11 mph SSE
Fri 16	Overcast	57 / 73 °F	0	11 mph NW
Thu 15	Overcast	55 / 71 °F	0	13 mph NNW
Wed 14	Overcast	52 / 66 °F	0	12 mph NW
Tue 13	Overcast	53 / 69 °F	0	6 mph SSW
Mon 12	Drizzle	57 / 67 °F	0.12 in	10 mph NW
Sun 11	Mainly clear	55 / 79 °F	0	6 mph S
Sat 10	Overcast	56 / 80 °F	0	7 mph S
Fri 9	Overcast	54 / 69 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Thu 8	Overcast	49 / 67 °F	0	9 mph NW
Wed 7	Partly cloudy	50 / 66 °F	0	8 mph SSE
Tue 6	Light rain	53 / 64 °F	0.32 in	9 mph SW
Mon 5	Mainly clear	61 / 81 °F	0	5 mph WSW
Sun 4	Partly cloudy	56 / 84 °F	0	7 mph SSE
Sat 3	Overcast	58 / 67 °F	0	17 mph SSE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	58 / 69 °F	0.06 in	10 mph SSW
Thu 1	Overcast	59 / 79 °F	0	14 mph NW
Wed 30	Clear sky	58 / 93 °F	0	6 mph SE
Tue 29	Mainly clear	54 / 84 °F	0	6 mph S
Mon 28	Overcast	56 / 73 °F	0	15 mph SSE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Cape TownQuestions

What's the weather like today in Cape Town?

Overcast, from 58 °F to 78 °F, with a gentle breeze from the south (8 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Cape Town?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 58 °F and a high of 87 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 11 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.02 inHg and falling: −0.17 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Cape Town?

The best time to visit Cape Town is from November to March: highs of 71 °F to 77 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Cape Town in October?

In October, Cape Town normally sees highs of 68 °F and lows of 53 °F, with about 5 rainy days (1.20 in for the month) and 9 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 59 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Cape Town?

The warmest is February, with average highs of 77 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 48 °F. The wettest is June (3.94 in) and the driest, February.

More about Cape Town today

Weather near Cape Town

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 6.8 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:54 pm (local time).

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