Best: Feb-Mar, Nov-Dec · Great: Jan
A classic dry-summer rhythm shapes the year — hot, largely rain-free stretches around January giving way to milder, wetter conditions by June. In February, expect highs around 26°C with rain on roughly 4 days of the month.
Table Mountain's cable car (or the hike up, for the more ambitious) gives the classic panoramic view, and Robben Island's ferry tour is worth booking ahead. The Cape Winelands — Stellenbosch and Franschhoek in particular — make an easy day trip for tastings and mountain scenery, and the drive out to Cape Point via Chapman's Peak is one of the most scenic coastal routes anywhere. Boulders Beach's resident penguin colony is a short drive south.
Try Cape Malay curry, bobotie, and the Winelands' pairing menus.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect warm days around 26°/16°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/17°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/15°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/13°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/10°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/8°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/7°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/8°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/9°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/11°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/13°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/15°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).