weather in cape town

Climate | Annual Sunrise | Sunset Charts

GENERAL CLIMATE

Cape Town is often referred to as the gentle gateway into African as is not a typically African City and similarly its weather is atypical of the continent. The Cape is the only part of Africa that falls within a temperate zone and therefore it enjoys a MEDITERRANEAN climate of LONG HOT SUMMERS and COOL WET WINTERS.

Daily weather conditions are also affected by the mountains and the local expression ‘the only thing certain about the weather is, it’s not certain’ is because the region is famous for its ‘four seasons in one day’ type weather patterns which can vary significantly around the mountains, sunshine on one side, rain the other. But for the most part the Cape experiences a pleasant moderate climate however it has earned its nickname "CAPE OF STORMS" for good reason.

For Photographers these changing weather conditions are ideal as they can create interesting skies, landscapes and moods.

Weather Cape Town, South Africa

Month	Average Sunlight (hours)	Temperature				Discomfort from heat and humidity	Relative humidity		Average Precipitation (mm)	Wet Days (+0.25 mm)
		Average		Record
		Min	Max	Min	Max		Am	Pm
JAN	27	16	26	7	37	Moderate	72	54	15	3
FEB	25	16	26	5	38	Moderate	77	54	8	2
MARCH	27	14	25	6	39	Moderate	85	57	18	3
April	25	12	22	3	39	-	90	60	48	6
May	25	9	19	-1	35	-	91	65	79	9
June	23	8	18	-2	29	-	91	64	84	9
July	22	7	17	-2	29	-	91	67	89	10
Aug	21	8	18	-1	32	-	90	65	66	9
Sept	19	9	18	1	34	-	87	62	43	7
Oct	19	11	21	1	32	-	79	58	31	5
Nov	17	13	23	4	34	-	74	56	18	3
Dec	17	14	24	5	38	Moderate	71	54	10	3

This bar chart shows average annual weather conditions covering rain, humidity and maximum and minimum daily temperatures.

Please see best time/season to visit for more detailed idea of the weather patterns.

ANNUAL SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES (www.timeanddate.com)

2010	SUNRISE BEGIN - END	SUNSET BEGIN - END	FULL MOON
JANUARY	05:39  -  06:07	20:01  -  19:52	30TH
FEBRUARY	06:08  -  06:33	19:51  -  19:24	28TH
MARCH	06:34  -  06:58	19:23  -  18:43	30TH
APRIL	06:58  -  07:20	18:41  -  18:06	28TH
MAY	07:21  -  07:42	18:05  -  17:45	27TH
JUNE	07:43  -  07:52	17:45  -  17:48	26TH
JULY	07:52  -  07:40	17:48  -  18:06	26TH
AUGUST	07:39  -  07:06	18:07  -  18:27	24TH
SEPTEMBER	07:05 -   06:25	18:28  -  18:48	23RD
OCTOBER	06:24 -   05:47	18:49  -  19:13	23RD
NOVEMBER	05:46 -   05:28	19:14  -  19:41	21ST
DECEMBER	05:28 -   05:38	19:42  -  20:00	21ST

Dawn and Dusk are approximately half an hour earlier and later than sunrise/set times.

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