10-day forecast — Cape Town
Refreshed hourly
Sat · Today · 14 Nov
Sunny
76°
60°
4%
Wind19 mph S
Gusts36 mph
UV index11 – Extreme
Precip chance4%
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset7:26 PM
Sun · Tomorrow · 15 Nov
Sunny
74°
60°
5%
Wind20 mph S
Gusts37 mph
UV index12 – Extreme
Precip chance5%
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Monday · 16 Nov
Sunny
74°
61°
4%
Wind20 mph S
Gusts38 mph
UV index12 – Extreme
Precip chance4%
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:28 PM
Tuesday · 17 Nov
Sunny
81°
59°
4%
Wind14 mph S
Gusts24 mph
UV index11 – Extreme
Precip chance4%
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Wednesday · 18 Nov
Sunny
83°
61°
5%
Wind13 mph S
Gusts25 mph
UV index12 – Extreme
Precip chance5%
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Thursday · 19 Nov
Partly cloudy
78°
63°
13%
Wind11 mph SW
Gusts24 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance13%
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Friday · 20 Nov
Sunny
77°
64°
7%
Wind12 mph S
Gusts25 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance7%
Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset7:32 PM
Saturday · 21 Nov
Partly cloudy
74°
61°
9%
Wind9 mph SW
Gusts20 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance9%
Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset7:33 PM
Sunday · 22 Nov
Partly cloudy
69°
61°
0.04 in
Wind12 mph S
Gusts24 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance45%
Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Monday · 23 Nov
Partly cloudy
70°
59°
6%
Wind17 mph S
Gusts34 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance6%
Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset7:35 PM
Tuesday · 24 Nov
Sunny
74°
60°
3%
Wind19 mph S
Gusts39 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance3%
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Wednesday · 25 Nov
Sunny
82°
62°
3%
Wind12 mph SE
Gusts31 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance3%
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Thursday · 26 Nov
Sunny
74°
64°
17%
Wind17 mph S
Gusts35 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance17%
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:37 PM
Friday · 27 Nov
Sunny
76°
62°
7%
Wind12 mph S
Gusts27 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance7%
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:38 PM
About Cape Town
CountrySouth Africa
RegionWestern Cape
Population4,772,846
ContinentAfrica
Time zoneAfrica/Johannesburg (+02:00)
Latitude-33.9250°
Longitude18.4240°
Air QualityModerate (AQI 56)
Details & indices
Wind
11 mph SE
Gusts 23 mph
Humidity
74%
Dew point 52°
Pressure
30.09 inHg
Rising
UV index
11 — Extreme
High today
Air Quality
Moderate
AQI 56 · US EPA
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Sun & moon
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset7:26 PM
Length of day13h 52m
Moonrise9:39 AM
Moon phase🌔 First Quarter
Local time6:01 AM (+02:00)
Cape Town climate in January
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–April, September–December · January: Perfect
| December | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▲ 68°F | 70°F | → 70°F |
| Typical high | ▲ 75°F | 79°F | → 79°F |
| Typical low | ▲ 61°F | 63°F | → 63°F |
| Water temperature | ▲ 58°F | 58°F | ▲ 59°F |
| Precipitation | ▼ 1.2 in | 0.6 in | ▼ 0.4 in |
| Wet days | ▼ 6 d | 4 d | ▼ 3 d |
| Humidity | → 69% | 69% | ▼ 67% |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 13.0 h | 13.2 h | ▼ 12.1 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 9% | 6% | ▲ 9% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 12 | 11 | → 11 |
| Daylight | 14:22 | 14:07 | 13:18 |
| Our take | Perfect | Perfect | Perfect |
January temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
January precipitation day by day in
January UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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