Athlone, Western Cape, South Africa climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Athlone, Western Cape, South Africa, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 29°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 6°C.
Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town located to the east of the city centre on the Cape Flats, south of the N2 highway. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the decommissioned coal-burning Athlone Power Station. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-10-15. Each reading placed on Athlone, Western Cape, South Africa's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Percentiles marked * are pending verification.
Athlone average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Athlone, Western Cape, South Africa, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is June (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| February | 29°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| March | 27°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| April | 24°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| May | 21°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| June | 17°C | 7°C | 5 mm |
| July | 17°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| August | 17°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| September | 19°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| October | 22°C | 11°C | 0 mm |
| November | 24°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| December | 27°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 41°C on 2015-03-03
- Coldest day on record: -2°C on 1988-06-17
Percentiles compare each day to Athlone, Western Cape, South Africa's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →