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 June
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–April, September–December · June: Acceptable
| May | June | July | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▼ 61°F | 57°F | ▼ 55°F |
| Typical high | ▼ 68°F | 64°F | ▼ 63°F |
| Typical low | ▼ 54°F | 52°F | ▼ 50°F |
| Water temperature | ▼ 57°F | 57°F | → 57°F |
| Precipitation | ▲ 3.0 in | 5.4 in | ▼ 5.2 in |
| Wet days | ▲ 8 d | 12 d | ▼ 11 d |
| Humidity | ▲ 80% | 81% | → 81% |
| Sunshine per day | ▼ 8.6 h | 7.7 h | ▲ 8.2 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 17% | 22% | ▼ 19% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 5 | 4 | → 4 |
| Daylight | 10:21 | 9:56 | 10:08 |
| Our take | Acceptable | Acceptable | Acceptable |
June temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
June precipitation day by day in
June 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