Our Weather in Cape Town

Our weather in Cape Town is unique in that the nature of the Cape environment often determines the conditions you get, eg. If it is raining and windy on one side of Table Mountain, the sun could be shining on the other!

We have our cold and rainy days in Cape Town of course, and icy times when snow falls on the high mountains. Not always a good time to visit our beaches perhaps, but you'll find that there's always plenty of attractions around Cape Town anyway and the sun is usually shining happily again after a day or two.

For some useful flight information go to my Cheap Flights page.

Springtime Aug-October is the season to visit Namaqualand and endless fields of colorful flowers. Whale watching is also a popular pastime from various coastal areas in the Cape, such as the holiday and retirement town of Hermanus as the Southern Right whales move inshore to breed.

Our Cape Town summer season officially runs from October to March but sometimes extends into a warm April as Autumn approaches.

During these months the weather in Cape Town is warm to hot 25 – 35°c. Really hot days are also experienced from time to time but are often cooled down by the 'Cape Doctor' South Easterly wind which gusts strongly in from the sea.

Summer days are beach days in the Cape and the popular beaches and tourist spots around Cape Town are usually crowded at weekends and holidays. Cape Town beaches

The Cape summer evenings are long and pleasant, ideal for the traditional South African braaivleis (barbecue) or pastimes such as sport and entertainment.

Grapes mature during the summer months in the Cape Winelands and are generally harvested early in the year.

During the Autumn months the weather in Cape Town is mild. It's a time when the rust colors of the vines and the Cape fynbos (indigenous plants) are worth experiencing. A good time of year to visit Kirstenbosch Gardens and the Cape Winelands.