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Cape Town, South Africa weather

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Cape Town weather

16°
Overcast
Feels like 15°
Low/High: 14° / 20°
Humidity94%
Wind15 km/h
Visibility1.3 km
UV index2.3
Through the day:
Morning
12°7%
Afternoon
19°8%
Evening
15°44%
Night
15°55%

Today's everyday tips

What to wear today?Chilly

Chilly: add a sweater, a warm windbreaker or a light scarf.

Suitability for light clothing75%
Good day to dry laundry?Maybe

Humid (94%) or scattered showers. Clothes dry slowly; hang them somewhere airy and keep an eye on the weather.

Drying index55%

Cape Town weather by the hour

Next 24 hours

  1. Overcast16°Chance of rain 31%
  2. Overcast16°Chance of rain 38%
  3. Light drizzle15°Chance of rain 44%
  4. Dense drizzle15°Chance of rain 49%
  5. Light drizzle15°Chance of rain 53%
  6. Light drizzle15°Chance of rain 56%
  7. Overcast15°Chance of rain 55%
  8. Mainly clear14°Chance of rain 47%
  9. Partly cloudy13°Chance of rain 35%
  10. Partly cloudy13°Chance of rain 24%
  11. Overcast13°Chance of rain 16%
  12. Overcast12°Chance of rain 10%
  13. Overcast12°Chance of rain 6%
  14. Mainly clear12°Chance of rain 5%
  15. Mainly clear12°Chance of rain 7%
  16. Clear sky14°Chance of rain 8%
  17. Mainly clear16°Chance of rain 7%
  18. Mainly clear17°Chance of rain 7%
  19. Mainly clear18°Chance of rain 6%
  20. Clear sky19°Chance of rain 7%
  21. Clear sky19°Chance of rain 8%
  22. Clear sky19°Chance of rain 8%
  23. Clear sky19°Chance of rain 6%
  24. Partly cloudy19°Chance of rain 4%

Cape Town weather, next 7 days

  1. 14°20°

    Overcast · Rain 9%

  2. 14°20°

    Overcast · Rain 26%

  3. 15°21°

    Mainly clear · Rain 22%

  4. 15°20°

    Overcast · Rain 4%

  5. 15°18°

    Overcast · Rain 8%

  6. 15°20°

    Overcast · Rain 10%

  7. 15°20°

    Overcast · Rain 16%

Environment

AQI details →
Air quality
92Moderate
Ultraviolet (UV)
2.25Low
Wind now
15km/h
Dew point
14°RH 94%

Sunrise & sunset

12h 48m of daylight
Noon 12:32
Rise: 06:08Dawn 05:43
Set: 18:57Dusk 19:22
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Windy wind map & radar (Cape Town)

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Cape Town weather trends, next 24 hours

Chance of rain & rainfall in Cape Town

Bars show chance of rain (%); hover for rainfall (mm)

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Chance of rain and rainfall by the hour
TimeChance of rainRainfall
17:0031%0 mm
18:0038%0 mm
19:0044%0.4 mm
20:0049%1.2 mm
21:0053%0.3 mm
22:0056%0.1 mm
23:0055%0 mm
00:0047%0 mm
01:0035%0 mm
02:0024%0 mm
03:0016%0 mm
04:0010%0 mm
05:006%0 mm
06:005%0 mm
07:007%0 mm
08:008%0 mm
09:007%0 mm
10:007%0 mm
11:006%0 mm
12:007%0 mm
13:008%0 mm
14:008%0 mm
15:006%0 mm
16:004%0 mm

Temperature & feels-like

Hourly air and feels-like temperature (°C)

  • Temperature
  • Feels like
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Temperature by the hour
TimeTemperatureFeels like
17:0016.1°C15.4°C
18:0015.7°C15.5°C
19:0015.2°C14.9°C
20:0015.2°C15.7°C
21:0015.4°C16.3°C
22:0015.2°C16°C
23:0015°C16°C
00:0014.1°C14.9°C
01:0013.3°C13.7°C
02:0012.8°C13.2°C
03:0012.5°C12.8°C
04:0012.2°C12.5°C
05:0012.1°C12.4°C
06:0011.8°C11.7°C
07:0012.3°C12°C
08:0014.4°C14.5°C
09:0016°C15.4°C
10:0017.3°C16.7°C
11:0018.2°C17.7°C
12:0018.7°C18.1°C
13:0019.1°C19.1°C
14:0018.9°C18.6°C
15:0018.9°C18.2°C
16:0018.6°C16.8°C

UV index by the hour

How strong the sun's UV is through the day

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UV index by the hour
TimeUV indexRating
17:002Low
18:000.6Low
19:000.1Low
20:000Low
21:000Low
22:000Low
23:000Low
00:000Low
01:000Low
02:000Low
03:000Low
04:000Low
05:000Low
06:000Low
07:000.2Low
08:000.9Low
09:001.7Low
10:004.6Moderate
11:005.9High
12:006.1High
13:007.9Very high
14:007.3High
15:005.8High
16:004.9Moderate

Wind & gusts in Cape Town

In km/h

  • Wind speed (km/h)
  • Gusts (km/h)
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Wind by the hour
TimeWind speedGusts
17:0013.9 km/h46.1 km/h
18:0010.7 km/h42.8 km/h
19:0012 km/h38.5 km/h
20:007.3 km/h36.7 km/h
21:005.2 km/h25.2 km/h
22:005.7 km/h20.9 km/h
23:003.5 km/h20.2 km/h
00:002.7 km/h14.4 km/h
01:003.1 km/h13 km/h
02:002.7 km/h13 km/h
03:001.9 km/h12.2 km/h
04:001.2 km/h11.5 km/h
05:001 km/h9.7 km/h
06:001.9 km/h10.8 km/h
07:004.6 km/h16.2 km/h
08:005 km/h19.1 km/h
09:006 km/h20.5 km/h
10:004.7 km/h19.8 km/h
11:007.4 km/h23.4 km/h
12:0011.1 km/h32.4 km/h
13:0011.8 km/h34.9 km/h
14:0011.8 km/h34.9 km/h
15:0011.3 km/h34.9 km/h
16:0012.3 km/h35.6 km/h

Sun and moon in Cape Town

Daylight: 12 h 49 min

Sunrise time
06:08
Sunset time
18:57

Solar noon (sun highest)
12:32
Dawn – dusk
05:43 / 19:22
Morning blue hour
05:43 – 05:53
Evening blue hour
19:12 – 19:22
Morning golden hour
05:53 – 06:41
Evening golden hour
18:24 – 19:12

Waxing crescent · 4% illuminated

Moonrise 06:48 · moonset 21:10

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It is currently about 16°C in Cape Town, feeling like 15°C. Conditions: Overcast, humidity 94%, wind 15 km/h.

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Data source: Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)