Cape Town weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Cape Town, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 41°C on 2015-03-03; its coldest fell to -2°C on 1988-06-17.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 40°C2000-01-19
18°C2002-01-11
|
23°C2005-01-19
10°C2002-01-13
|
| February | 39°C2003-02-10
17°C2007-02-09
|
23°C2014-02-16
9°C1983-02-02
|
| March | 41°C2015-03-03
13°C1989-03-30
|
23°C2009-03-06
7°C1983-03-09
|
| April | 38°C2009-04-03
13°C1992-04-27
|
20°C2008-04-02
4°C1995-04-26
|
| May | 32°C2021-05-03
12°C1983-05-20
|
17°C2026-05-19
1°C1992-05-29
|
| June | 29°C2022-06-07
9°C1994-06-28
|
16°C2021-06-07
-2°C1988-06-17
|
| July | 29°C2017-07-31
8°C2000-07-15
|
14°C2022-07-01
-1°C2016-07-03
|
| August | 31°C2023-08-29
8°C2003-08-19
|
14°C2006-08-23
-2°C1989-08-17
|
| September | 35°C2019-09-26
10°C2013-09-20
|
16°C2026-09-22
1°C2018-09-20
|
| October | 37°C2015-10-27
11°C2007-10-07
|
20°C2018-10-23
2°C2017-10-05
|
| November | 38°C1985-11-19
14°C2018-11-05
|
21°C1985-11-29
5°C1986-11-01
|
| December | 40°C2015-12-30
15°C2011-12-14
|
22°C1999-12-28
8°C1982-12-07
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Summer (Dec–Feb) | 40°C2015-12-30
15°C2011-12-14
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23°C2014-02-16
8°C1982-12-07
|
| Autumn (Mar–May) | 41°C2015-03-03
12°C1983-05-20
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23°C2009-03-06
1°C1992-05-29
|
| Winter (Jun–Aug) | 31°C2023-08-29
8°C2003-08-19
|
16°C2021-06-07
-2°C1988-06-17
|
| Spring (Sep–Nov) | 38°C1985-11-19
10°C2013-09-20
|
21°C1985-11-29
1°C2018-09-20
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Cape Town has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.