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Best months

February 63%January 62%March 55%

Months to avoid

June 26%July 29%August 29%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Cape Town experiences comfortable temperatures for most of the year.
However, July and August are slightly cooler, with minimum temperatures around 50.1F, while February has the highest maximum temperature of 79.5F.
No months experience discomfort temperatures.

Maximum Temperatures

Minimum Temperatures

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

In Cape Town, total sun hours tend to decline progressively from January to June, reaching a low of 5.0 hours in June before slightly increasing in the subsequent months.
Conversely, precipitation levels begin to rise significantly from May onwards, peaking in June with 0.14 inches, indicating a wetter winter period, while summer months such as January and February experience minimal precipitation.
Overall, Cape Town demonstrates a clear seasonal pattern of high sun exposure and low rainfall in summer, contrasting with shorter days and increased rainfall in winter.

Sunny Weather

Period	Cape Town
Jan	10.7 hours/day
Feb	10.0 hours/day
Mar	8.7 hours/day
Apr	7.5 hours/day
May	5.9 hours/day
Jun	4.9 hours/day
Jul	5.3 hours/day
Aug	5.8 hours/day
Sep	6.7 hours/day
Oct	8.2 hours/day
Nov	10.0 hours/day
Dec	9.7 hours/day
Average	7.8 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Humidity

Daylight Hours #

In Cape Town, the sunrise times show a significant shift, with the earliest occurring at 05:31 in December and the latest at 07:49 in June. Sunset times also vary dramatically, with the latest sunset at 19:58 in January and the earliest at 17:45 in June.
The day length ranges from a shortest duration of 9 hours and 55 minutes in June to a lengthy 14 hours and 22 minutes in December, highlighting the seasonal variations in daylight throughout the year. Overall, Cape Town experiences the longest and most favorable days during the summer months, while the shortest days occur in winter.

Sunrise Time

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Cape Town
Jan	12:59 hours
Feb	12:38 hours
Mar	12:03 hours
Apr	11:13 hours
May	10:22 hours
Jun	9:56 hours
Jul	10:08 hours
Aug	10:53 hours
Sep	11:38 hours
Oct	12:01 hours
Nov	12:29 hours
Dec	12:53 hours
Average	11:36 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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