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CityCompass

Cape Town, South Africa

Name: Cape Town monthly climate normals
Creator: NASA POWER
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

4.8M people
Western Cape

Best time to be here: December to February. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months: 12 of 12; Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak: 9.4; In December
Year range: 13 to 22 °C; Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year: 3,452 h; Very sunny

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Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zoneColdest night°CHottest afternoon feel°C

ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded

Jan9.322 °C

Feb9.322 °C

Mar9.321 °C

Apr9.019 °C

May8.118 °C

Jun7.416 °C

Jul7.716 °C

Aug7.816 °C

Sep8.617 °C

Oct8.918 °C

Nov9.219 °C

Dec9.421 °C

January22 °C / 18 °C9.3

Days 22 °C, nights 18 °C

389 h sunshine · 14.0 h daylight

14 mm rain · 78% humidity

Mild average of 20 C
Dry, about 14 mm of rain
Sunny, about 389 hours of sunshine

February22 °C / 19 °C9.3

Days 22 °C, nights 19 °C

327 h sunshine · 13.2 h daylight

9 mm rain · 79% humidity

Mild average of 20.3 C
Dry, about 9 mm of rain
Sunny, about 327 hours of sunshine

March21 °C / 18 °C9.3

Days 21 °C, nights 18 °C

315 h sunshine · 12.3 h daylight

17 mm rain · 80% humidity

Mild average of 19.3 C
Dry, about 17 mm of rain
Sunny, about 315 hours of sunshine

April19 °C / 16 °C9.0

Days 19 °C, nights 16 °C

257 h sunshine · 11.2 h daylight

37 mm rain · 80% humidity

Cool average of 17.7 C
Sunny, about 257 hours of sunshine

May18 °C / 15 °C8.1

Days 18 °C, nights 15 °C

210 h sunshine · 10.2 h daylight

51 mm rain · 81% humidity

Cool average of 16.5 C

June16 °C / 14 °C7.4

Days 16 °C, nights 14 °C

194 h sunshine · 9.8 h daylight

91 mm rain · 79% humidity

Cool average of 15.1 C

July16 °C / 13 °C7.7

Days 16 °C, nights 13 °C

219 h sunshine · 9.9 h daylight

81 mm rain · 80% humidity

Cool average of 14.4 C

August16 °C / 13 °C7.8

Days 16 °C, nights 13 °C

230 h sunshine · 10.7 h daylight

76 mm rain · 79% humidity

Cool average of 14.3 C

September17 °C / 14 °C8.6

Days 17 °C, nights 14 °C

257 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

40 mm rain · 79% humidity

Cool average of 15 C
Sunny, about 257 hours of sunshine

October18 °C / 15 °C8.9

Days 18 °C, nights 15 °C

317 h sunshine · 12.9 h daylight

31 mm rain · 79% humidity

Cool average of 16.2 C
Sunny, about 317 hours of sunshine

November19 °C / 16 °C9.2

Days 19 °C, nights 16 °C

351 h sunshine · 13.8 h daylight

30 mm rain · 78% humidity

Cool average of 17.4 C
Sunny, about 351 hours of sunshine

December21 °C / 17 °C9.4

Days 21 °C, nights 17 °C

387 h sunshine · 14.2 h daylight

12 mm rain · 78% humidity

Mild average of 19.1 C
Dry, about 12 mm of rain
Sunny, about 387 hours of sunshine

The country behind the city

Living in Cape Town means living under South Africa's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises

Nomad visaYes, up to 12 months

Cost floor, single$1,156/mo

LanguagesEnglish, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans

Safety4.19 / 10

Healthcare7.05 / 10

Internet7.28 / 10

Banking ease6.87 / 10

ClimateShield 20507.37 / 10

Would South Africa actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Turnover Tax for Micro Businesses, and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysis Read the full South Africa profile

Other cities in South Africa

See all 24 cities in South Africa

How the comfort score works (v1)

Each month scores 0 to 10 from four weighted components: temperature (35%), sunshine (25%), humidity (20%) and rain (20%), with an extra penalty when heat and humidity combine. Personal tolerances reshape the score: your heat limit compares to how afternoons feel (heat index), your cold limit to typical nights. Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001-2020 with elevation corrections, daylight computed from latitude.

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

CityCompass

Cape Town, South Africa

4.8M people
Western Cape

Best time to be here: December to February. Every month below carries its climate normals and a comfort score you can tune to your own tolerances.

Comfortable months: 12 of 12; Comfort 7 or above
Comfort peak: 9.4; In December
Year range: 13 to 22 °C; Coldest nights to warmest days
Sunshine a year: 3,452 h; Very sunny

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Climate and comfort, month by month

Your comfort zoneColdest night°CHottest afternoon feel°C

ComfortableMixedHarshAverage temperature, day-to-night range shaded

Jan9.322 °C

Feb9.322 °C

Mar9.321 °C

Apr9.019 °C

May8.118 °C

Jun7.416 °C

Jul7.716 °C

Aug7.816 °C

Sep8.617 °C

Oct8.918 °C

Nov9.219 °C

Dec9.421 °C

January22 °C / 18 °C9.3

Days 22 °C, nights 18 °C

389 h sunshine · 14.0 h daylight

14 mm rain · 78% humidity

Mild average of 20 C
Dry, about 14 mm of rain
Sunny, about 389 hours of sunshine

February22 °C / 19 °C9.3

Days 22 °C, nights 19 °C

327 h sunshine · 13.2 h daylight

9 mm rain · 79% humidity

Mild average of 20.3 C
Dry, about 9 mm of rain
Sunny, about 327 hours of sunshine

March21 °C / 18 °C9.3

Days 21 °C, nights 18 °C

315 h sunshine · 12.3 h daylight

17 mm rain · 80% humidity

Mild average of 19.3 C
Dry, about 17 mm of rain
Sunny, about 315 hours of sunshine

April19 °C / 16 °C9.0

Days 19 °C, nights 16 °C

257 h sunshine · 11.2 h daylight

37 mm rain · 80% humidity

Cool average of 17.7 C
Sunny, about 257 hours of sunshine

May18 °C / 15 °C8.1

Days 18 °C, nights 15 °C

210 h sunshine · 10.2 h daylight

51 mm rain · 81% humidity

Cool average of 16.5 C

June16 °C / 14 °C7.4

Days 16 °C, nights 14 °C

194 h sunshine · 9.8 h daylight

91 mm rain · 79% humidity

Cool average of 15.1 C

July16 °C / 13 °C7.7

Days 16 °C, nights 13 °C

219 h sunshine · 9.9 h daylight

81 mm rain · 80% humidity

Cool average of 14.4 C

August16 °C / 13 °C7.8

Days 16 °C, nights 13 °C

230 h sunshine · 10.7 h daylight

76 mm rain · 79% humidity

Cool average of 14.3 C

September17 °C / 14 °C8.6

Days 17 °C, nights 14 °C

257 h sunshine · 11.8 h daylight

40 mm rain · 79% humidity

Cool average of 15 C
Sunny, about 257 hours of sunshine

October18 °C / 15 °C8.9

Days 18 °C, nights 15 °C

317 h sunshine · 12.9 h daylight

31 mm rain · 79% humidity

Cool average of 16.2 C
Sunny, about 317 hours of sunshine

November19 °C / 16 °C9.2

Days 19 °C, nights 16 °C

351 h sunshine · 13.8 h daylight

30 mm rain · 78% humidity

Cool average of 17.4 C
Sunny, about 351 hours of sunshine

December21 °C / 17 °C9.4

Days 21 °C, nights 17 °C

387 h sunshine · 14.2 h daylight

12 mm rain · 78% humidity

Mild average of 19.1 C
Dry, about 12 mm of rain
Sunny, about 387 hours of sunshine

The country behind the city

Living in Cape Town means living under South Africa's tax and legal system. The essentials, from our country research:

Personal tax basisWorldwideResident income taxed wherever it arises

Nomad visaYes, up to 12 months

Cost floor, single$1,156/mo

LanguagesEnglish, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans

Safety4.19 / 10

Healthcare7.05 / 10

Internet7.28 / 10

Banking ease6.87 / 10

ClimateShield 20507.37 / 10

Would South Africa actually work for your taxes?

It runs regimes like Turnover Tax for Micro Businesses, and whether they fit depends on your income, assets and citizenship, not on averages.

Run your GeoCompass analysis Read the full South Africa profile

Other cities in South Africa

See all 24 cities in South Africa

How the comfort score works (v1)

City data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Climate normals: NASA POWER (2001-2020) · Live weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)