Cape Town weather today
Live conditions, hourly and 14-day forecast and air quality for Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Cape Town
Western Cape, South Africa
18°
Mainly clear
- Feels like
- 18°
- High
- 21°
- Low
- 16°
Mainly clear, 18°. Drizzle chance 90% later today.
Next 48 hours
- NowPartly cloudy17°1%
- 7 AMMainly clear18°2%
- 8 AMMainly clear20°4%
- 9 AMPartly cloudy21°5%
- 10 AMLight drizzle21°6%
- 11 AMLight drizzle21°14%
- 12 PMLight drizzle21°36%
- 1 PMLight drizzle20°63%
- 2 PMLight drizzle21°80%
- 3 PMLight drizzle21°74%
- 4 PMLight drizzle21°56%
- 5 PMDrizzle19°47%
- 6 PMHeavy drizzle18°57%
- 7 PMDrizzle17°75%
- 8 PMLight drizzle17°88%
- 9 PMOvercast17°90%
- 10 PMLight drizzle17°86%
- 11 PMLight drizzle16°82%
- 12 AMLight drizzle16°78%Fri
- 1 AMLight drizzle16°74%
- 2 AMLight drizzle16°73%
- 3 AMLight drizzle16°76%
- 4 AMLight drizzle16°82%
- 5 AMLight drizzle15°86%
- 6 AMLight drizzle16°84%
- 7 AMLight drizzle16°79%
- 8 AMLight drizzle17°78%
- 9 AMDrizzle17°84%
- 10 AMDrizzle18°94%
- 11 AMLight drizzle18°100%
- 12 PMLight drizzle19°100%
- 1 PMLight drizzle19°100%
- 2 PMLight drizzle19°90%
- 3 PMOvercast19°67%
- 4 PMOvercast18°36%
- 5 PMOvercast18°12%
- 6 PMMainly clear17°2%
- 7 PMMainly clear17°0%
- 8 PMOvercast16°0%
- 9 PMOvercast15°6%
- 10 PMOvercast15°15%
- 11 PMOvercast15°22%
- 12 AMOvercast14°22%Sat
- 1 AMLight drizzle14°19%
- 2 AMLight drizzle14°16%
- 3 AMPartly cloudy14°12%
- 4 AMLight drizzle14°7%
- 5 AMClear14°4%
Temperature · vertical lines mark midnight
| Time | Condition | Temperature | Rain chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Partly cloudy | 17° | 1% | 3 km/h |
| Thu 7 AM | Mainly clear | 18° | 2% | 6 km/h |
| Thu 8 AM | Mainly clear | 20° | 4% | 10 km/h |
| Thu 9 AM | Partly cloudy | 21° | 5% | 13 km/h |
| Thu 10 AM | Light drizzle | 21° | 6% | 16 km/h |
| Thu 11 AM | Light drizzle | 21° | 14% | 17 km/h |
| Thu 12 PM | Light drizzle | 21° | 36% | 21 km/h |
| Thu 1 PM | Light drizzle | 20° | 63% | 20 km/h |
| Thu 2 PM | Light drizzle | 21° | 80% | 21 km/h |
| Thu 3 PM | Light drizzle | 21° | 74% | 21 km/h |
| Thu 4 PM | Light drizzle | 21° | 56% | 21 km/h |
| Thu 5 PM | Drizzle | 19° | 47% | 19 km/h |
| Thu 6 PM | Heavy drizzle | 18° | 57% | 17 km/h |
| Thu 7 PM | Drizzle | 17° | 75% | 17 km/h |
| Thu 8 PM | Light drizzle | 17° | 88% | 14 km/h |
| Thu 9 PM | Overcast | 17° | 90% | 14 km/h |
| Thu 10 PM | Light drizzle | 17° | 86% | 14 km/h |
| Thu 11 PM | Light drizzle | 16° | 82% | 15 km/h |
| Fri 12 AM | Light drizzle | 16° | 78% | 16 km/h |
| Fri 1 AM | Light drizzle | 16° | 74% | 14 km/h |
| Fri 2 AM | Light drizzle | 16° | 73% | 13 km/h |
| Fri 3 AM | Light drizzle | 16° | 76% | 14 km/h |
| Fri 4 AM | Light drizzle | 16° | 82% | 13 km/h |
| Fri 5 AM | Light drizzle | 15° | 86% | 11 km/h |
| Fri 6 AM | Light drizzle | 16° | 84% | 12 km/h |
| Fri 7 AM | Light drizzle | 16° | 79% | 13 km/h |
| Fri 8 AM | Light drizzle | 17° | 78% | 13 km/h |
| Fri 9 AM | Drizzle | 17° | 84% | 14 km/h |
| Fri 10 AM | Drizzle | 18° | 94% | 16 km/h |
| Fri 11 AM | Light drizzle | 18° | 100% | 18 km/h |
| Fri 12 PM | Light drizzle | 19° | 100% | 15 km/h |
| Fri 1 PM | Light drizzle | 19° | 100% | 17 km/h |
| Fri 2 PM | Light drizzle | 19° | 90% | 18 km/h |
| Fri 3 PM | Overcast | 19° | 67% | 18 km/h |
| Fri 4 PM | Overcast | 18° | 36% | 17 km/h |
| Fri 5 PM | Overcast | 18° | 12% | 15 km/h |
| Fri 6 PM | Mainly clear | 17° | 2% | 14 km/h |
| Fri 7 PM | Mainly clear | 17° | 0% | 11 km/h |
| Fri 8 PM | Overcast | 16° | 0% | 5 km/h |
| Fri 9 PM | Overcast | 15° | 6% | 12 km/h |
| Fri 10 PM | Overcast | 15° | 15% | 8 km/h |
| Fri 11 PM | Overcast | 15° | 22% | 8 km/h |
| Sat 12 AM | Overcast | 14° | 22% | 7 km/h |
| Sat 1 AM | Light drizzle | 14° | 19% | 9 km/h |
| Sat 2 AM | Light drizzle | 14° | 16% | 7 km/h |
| Sat 3 AM | Partly cloudy | 14° | 12% | 6 km/h |
| Sat 4 AM | Light drizzle | 14° | 7% | 9 km/h |
| Sat 5 AM | Clear | 14° | 4% | 9 km/h |
7-day forecast
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Heavy drizzle
- Sunrise
- 5:42 AM
- Sunset
- 7:18 PM
- Daylight
- 13 h 36 min
- UV index
- 8Very high
- Wind
- 21 km/h WNWGusts 67 km/h
- Precipitation
- 3.8 mm
Drizzle
- Sunrise
- 5:41 AM
- Sunset
- 7:19 PM
- Daylight
- 13 h 38 min
- UV index
- 9Very high
- Wind
- 18 km/h WGusts 54 km/h
- Precipitation
- 3.4 mm
Light drizzle
- Sunrise
- 5:40 AM
- Sunset
- 7:20 PM
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min
- UV index
- 9Very high
- Wind
- 27 km/h SSEGusts 78 km/h
- Precipitation
- 0.4 mm
Overcast
- Sunrise
- 5:39 AM
- Sunset
- 7:21 PM
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min
- UV index
- 9Very high
- Wind
- 26 km/h SEGusts 74 km/h
- Precipitation
- 0 mm
Partly cloudy
- Sunrise
- 5:38 AM
- Sunset
- 7:22 PM
- Daylight
- 13 h 43 min
- UV index
- 9Very high
- Wind
- 17 km/h SGusts 48 km/h
- Precipitation
- 0 mm
Overcast
- Sunrise
- 5:37 AM
- Sunset
- 7:23 PM
- Daylight
- 13 h 45 min
- UV index
- 9Very high
- Wind
- 17 km/h SSEGusts 53 km/h
- Precipitation
- 0 mm
Light drizzle
- Sunrise
- 5:37 AM
- Sunset
- 7:24 PM
- Daylight
- 13 h 47 min
- UV index
- 9Very high
- Wind
- 13 km/h WSWGusts 49 km/h
- Precipitation
- 4.8 mm
Air quality
Unhealthy for sensitive groupsUS AQI 106, Unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Children, older adults and people with heart or lung conditions should limit long outdoor exertion.
- PM2.5 (Fine particles)
- 20.7µg/m³
- PM10 (Coarse particles)
- 26.7µg/m³
- O₃ (Ozone)
- 40µg/m³
- NO₂ (Nitrogen dioxide)
- 17.8µg/m³
- SO₂ (Sulphur dioxide)
- 14.6µg/m³
- CO (Carbon monoxide)
- 155µg/m³
Next 24 hours
Peak 7 AM · AQI 107
- 6 AM: AQI 106, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- 7 AM: AQI 107, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- 8 AM: AQI 107, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- 9 AM: AQI 107, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- 10 AM: AQI 105, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- 11 AM: AQI 102, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- 12 PM: AQI 98, Moderate
- 1 PM: AQI 94, Moderate
- 2 PM: AQI 90, Moderate
- 3 PM: AQI 86, Moderate
- 4 PM: AQI 84, Moderate
- 5 PM: AQI 83, Moderate
- 6 PM: AQI 82, Moderate
- 7 PM: AQI 81, Moderate
- 8 PM: AQI 79, Moderate
- 9 PM: AQI 77, Moderate
- 10 PM: AQI 74, Moderate
- 11 PM: AQI 70, Moderate
- 12 AM: AQI 68, Moderate
- 1 AM: AQI 65, Moderate
- 2 AM: AQI 63, Moderate
- 3 AM: AQI 62, Moderate
- 4 AM: AQI 61, Moderate
- 5 AM: AQI 59, Moderate
Sun
- Sunrise
- 5:42 AM
- Sunset
- 7:18 PM
- Day length
- 13 h 36 min
Golden hour: until about 6:42 AM and from about 6:18 PM, the best soft light for photos.
Current details
- Wind
5 km/h
From NW · gusts 22 km/h
- Humidity
76%
Dew point 14°
Comfortable
- UV index
1Low
No protection needed for most people.
- Pressure
1010 hPa
- Visibility
38 km
- Cloud cover
37%
- Precipitation
0 mm
last hour · 3.8 mm today
Forecast data: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Cape Town weather and climate
Mediterranean climate. Cape Town has warm, dry and windy summers from December to February and cool, wet winters from June to August. The strong southeasterly 'Cape Doctor' wind is common in summer.
Right now in Cape Town
Mainly clear, 18°. Drizzle chance 90% later today. Air quality: US AQI 106 (unhealthy for sensitive groups). (as of 6:45 AM local time)
Seasons in Cape Town
| Season | Months | Typical temperature | What to expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Dec–Feb | 16–27°C | Dry, sunny and often very windy. |
| Autumn | Mar–May | 12–24°C | Calmer, mild and pleasant. |
| Winter | Jun–Aug | 7–18°C | Cool, with most of the year's rain. |
Ranges are typical daily lows to highs, not a forecast. Individual days can be well outside them.
Best time to visit Cape Town
Usually November to March. Check the 14-day forecast above before you book, and the AQI card if air quality matters to you.
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Cape Town weather FAQ
What is the weather in Cape Town today?
The live temperature, feels-like, rain chance, wind and today's high and low for Cape Town are at the top of this page, with an hourly forecast for the next 48 hours and a 14-day outlook. The data comes from Open-Meteo and refreshes about every 30 minutes.
What is the best time to visit Cape Town?
The most comfortable time to visit Cape Town is usually November to March. Cape Town has warm, dry and windy summers from December to February and cool, wet winters from June to August. The strong southeasterly 'Cape Doctor' wind is common in summer.
How hot does Cape Town get?
In Cape Town, the summer season (December to February) is the warmest time of year, with typical temperatures of 16–27°C. Dry, sunny and often very windy.
How cold is Cape Town in winter?
In Cape Town, the winter season runs from June to August, with typical temperatures of 7–18°C. Cool, with most of the year's rain.
Is the air quality in Cape Town bad today?
Today's reading is shown live in the air-quality card on this page, as a US AQI number with PM2.5 and PM10 levels and an hourly trend. Air quality in Cape Town changes with the weather: calm, dry spells let pollution build up, while wind and rain clear it. Check the hourly AQI before outdoor exercise, especially if you have asthma or a heart or lung condition.
Today's air quality is in the live AQI card. New to reading forecasts? The weather guide explains rain chance, feels-like, AQI and UV bands.
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