South Africa climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | 79° | 79° | 75° | 72° | 68° | 64° | 63° | 61° | 64° | 72° | 73° | 75° |
| Johannesburg | 79° | 77° | 75° | 70° | 68° | 63° | 63° | 70° | 77° | 79° | 77° | 77° |
| Pietermaritzburg | 82° | 82° | 82° | 77° | 75° | 72° | 72° | 73° | 77° | 77° | 79° | 81° |
| Evaton | 79° | 79° | 77° | 73° | 70° | 64° | 64° | 72° | 79° | 81° | 81° | 81° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Johannesburg | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 |
| Pietermaritzburg | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
| Evaton | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town | 58° | 59° | 60° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 57° | 57° | 55° | 58° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Cape Town climate in November
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–April, September–December · November: Perfect
| October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▲ 63°F | 64°F | ▲ 68°F |
| Typical high | ▲ 72°F | 73°F | ▲ 75°F |
| Typical low | ▲ 55°F | 59°F | ▲ 61°F |
| Water temperature | ▼ 57°F | 55°F | ▲ 58°F |
| Precipitation | ▼ 1.5 in | 0.8 in | ▲ 1.2 in |
| Wet days | ▼ 6 d | 5 d | ▲ 6 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 70% | 68% | ▲ 69% |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 11.8 h | 12.5 h | ▲ 13.0 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 9% | 10% | ▼ 9% |
| Midday UV | ▲ 10 | 11 | ▲ 12 |
| Daylight | 12:57 | 13:53 | 14:22 |
| Our take | Good | Perfect | Perfect |
November temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
November precipitation day by day in
November 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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South Africa · 12 weather points · Climate reference: Cape Town (33.93°S, 18.42°E) · Africa/Johannesburg