Cape Town
Climate

Cape Town

Section Title: Climate
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Climate data for Cape Town (1961–1990)

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °C (°F)	39.3 (102.7)	38.3 (100.9)	43.0 (109.4)	38.6 (101.5)	33.5 (92.3)	29.8 (85.6)	29.0 (84.2)	32.0 (89.6)	33.1 (91.6)	37.2 (99.0)	39.9 (103.8)	41.4 (106.5)	43.0 (109.4)

Mean maximum °C (°F)	33.6 (92.5)	34.1 (93.4)	33.2 (91.8)	31.7 (89.1)	29.1 (84.4)	26.3 (79.3)	25.1 (77.2)	26.9 (80.4)	28.3 (82.9)	31.0 (87.8)	31.6 (88.9)	32.5 (90.5)	36.5 (97.7)

Average high °C (°F)	26.1 (79.0)	26.5 (79.7)	25.4 (77.7)	23.0 (73.4)	20.3 (68.5)	18.1 (64.6)	17.5 (63.5)	17.8 (64.0)	19.2 (66.6)	21.3 (70.3)	23.5 (74.3)	24.9 (76.8)	22.0 (71.6)

Daily mean °C (°F)	20.4 (68.7)	20.4 (68.7)	19.2 (66.6)	16.9 (62.4)	14.4 (57.9)	12.5 (54.5)	11.9 (53.4)	12.4 (54.3)	13.7 (56.7)	15.6 (60.1)	17.9 (64.2)	19.5 (67.1)	16.2 (61.2)

Average low °C (°F)	15.7 (60.3)	15.6 (60.1)	14.2 (57.6)	11.9 (53.4)	9.4 (48.9)	7.8 (46.0)	7.0 (44.6)	7.5 (45.5)	8.7 (47.7)	10.6 (51.1)	13.2 (55.8)	14.9 (58.8)	11.4 (52.5)

Mean minimum °C (°F)	10.3 (50.5)	9.9 (49.8)	7.6 (45.7)	5.7 (42.3)	2.8 (37.0)	1.3 (34.3)	1.0 (33.8)	1.3 (34.3)	2.3 (36.1)	4.4 (39.9)	7.0 (44.6)	9.5 (49.1)	0.3 (32.5)

Record low °C (°F)	7.4 (45.3)	6.4 (43.5)	4.6 (40.3)	2.4 (36.3)	0.9 (33.6)	−1.2 (29.8)	−4.3 (24.3)	−0.4 (31.3)	0.2 (32.4)	1.0 (33.8)	3.9 (39.0)	6.2 (43.2)	−4.3 (24.3)

Average precipitation mm (inches)	15 (0.6)	17 (0.7)	20 (0.8)	41 (1.6)	69 (2.7)	93 (3.7)	82 (3.2)	77 (3.0)	40 (1.6)	30 (1.2)	14 (0.6)	17 (0.7)	515 (20.3)

Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.5	4.6	4.8	8.3	11.4	13.3	11.8	13.7	10.4	8.7	4.9	6.3	103.7

Average relative humidity (%)	71	72	74	78	81	81	81	80	77	74	71	71	76

Mean monthly sunshine hours	337.9	297.4	292.9	233.5	205.3	175.4	193.1	212.1	224.7	277.7	309.8	334.2	3,094

Source: World Meteorological Organization, NOAA, South African weather service, eNCA

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Total annual rainfall in Cape Town averages 515 millimetres (20.3 in).

final_sentence: Total annual rainfall in Cape Town averages 515 millimetres (20.3 in).