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Cape Town Climate and Weather

Cape Town, on the Cape Peninsula, has a Mediterranean climate with dry summers and wet winters. Seasons are well defined, with winter, between May and August, being influenced by a series of cold fronts that cross the Peninsula from the Atlantic Ocean. Winters are characterised by heavy rain, particularly on the mountain slopes, strong north-westerly winds, and low temperatures. In summer the weather in Cape Town is warm and dry, but the idyllic sunny weather is often punctuated with strong south easterly winds.

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rainfall (mm) 15 15 21 49 91 105 91 82 54 39 24 19
Rainfall (inches) 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.9 3.6 4.1 3.6 3.3 2.1 1.6 1.0 0.8
Min Temp (°C) 16 16 15 13 11 9 9 9 11 12 14 15
Max Temp (°C) 26 26 25 23 20 18 17 18 19 21 23 25
Min Temp (°F) 62 62 60 56 52 49 48 48 51 54 58 60
Max Temp (°F) 79 80 78 73 68 64 63 64 66 70 74 77

 

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