10-day forecast — Cape Town
Refreshed hourly
Sat · Today · 14 Nov
Sunny
25°
16°
4%
Wind19 mph S
Gusts36 mph
UV index11 – Extreme
Precip chance4%
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset7:26 PM
Sun · Tomorrow · 15 Nov
Sunny
24°
15°
6%
Wind20 mph S
Gusts38 mph
UV index12 – Extreme
Precip chance6%
Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Monday · 16 Nov
Sunny
24°
16°
4%
Wind19 mph S
Gusts36 mph
UV index12 – Extreme
Precip chance4%
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:28 PM
Tuesday · 17 Nov
Sunny
28°
15°
4%
Wind13 mph S
Gusts25 mph
UV index11 – Extreme
Precip chance4%
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Wednesday · 18 Nov
Partly cloudy
28°
16°
6%
Wind12 mph S
Gusts26 mph
UV index12 – Extreme
Precip chance6%
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Thursday · 19 Nov
Mostly cloudy
24°
18°
19%
Wind11 mph SW
Gusts25 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance19%
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset7:31 PM
Friday · 20 Nov
Partly cloudy
28°
17°
6%
Wind12 mph S
Gusts24 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance6%
Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset7:32 PM
Saturday · 21 Nov
Showers
22°
18°
0.04 in
Wind12 mph W
Gusts27 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance57%
Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset7:33 PM
Sunday · 22 Nov
Partly cloudy
20°
15°
0.01 in
Wind12 mph S
Gusts27 mph
UV index6 – High
Precip chance17%
Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Monday · 23 Nov
Partly cloudy
21°
14°
4%
Wind20 mph S
Gusts39 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance4%
Sunrise5:30 AM
Sunset7:35 PM
Tuesday · 24 Nov
Sunny
26°
15°
3%
Wind17 mph SE
Gusts36 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance3%
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Wednesday · 25 Nov
Partly cloudy
25°
17°
5%
Wind10 mph SE
Gusts26 mph
UV index8 – Very high
Precip chance5%
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Thursday · 26 Nov
Partly cloudy
26°
17°
17%
Wind11 mph S
Gusts25 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance17%
Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset7:37 PM
Friday · 27 Nov
Partly cloudy
24°
18°
0.02 in
Wind15 mph S
Gusts26 mph
UV index7 – High
Precip chance38%
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 QualityGood (AQI 44)
Details & indices
Wind
11 mph SE
Gusts 23 mph
Humidity
73%
Dew point 11°
Pressure
30.12 inHg
Rising
UV index
11 — Extreme
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 44 · 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 time4:34 AM (+02:00)
Cape Town climate in December
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–April, September–December · December: Perfect
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▲ 18°C | 20°C | ▲ 21°C |
| Typical high | ▲ 23°C | 24°C | ▲ 26°C |
| Typical low | ▲ 15°C | 16°C | ▲ 17°C |
| Water temperature | ▲ 12.9°C | 14.3°C | ▲ 14.4°C |
| Precipitation | ▲ 20 mm | 31 mm | ▼ 15 mm |
| Wet days | ▲ 5 d | 6 d | ▼ 4 d |
| Humidity | ▲ 68% | 69% | → 69% |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 12.5 h | 13.0 h | ▲ 13.2 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 10% | 9% | ▼ 6% |
| Midday UV | ▲ 11 | 12 | ▼ 11 |
| Daylight | 13:53 | 14:22 | 14:07 |
| Our take | Perfect | Perfect | Perfect |
December temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
December precipitation day by day mm
December 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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Cape Town, South Africa · 33.93°S, 18.42°E · Africa/Johannesburg · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates