Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Cape Town across the year
Best-looking months for Cape Town: Mar, Oct, Nov.
- JanMixedHighHigh4 events
- FebGreatMediumHigh2 events
- MarGreatMediumMedium4 events
- AprGoodMediumMedium3 events
- MayGoodLowLowNone listed
- JunMixedLowLow1 event
- JulMixedMediumMedium1 event
- AugMixedMediumMedium1 event
- SepGoodMediumMedium1 event
- OctGreatMediumMediumNone listed
- NovGreatMediumMedium1 event
- DecMixedHighHigh4 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Cape Town
Typical highs 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C), lows 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C), rain on about 4 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Peak summer and school holidays; wind and crowds. Typical highs around 26 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 4 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Cape Town
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: South Africa overall. Cape at its best: hot, dry, windy. School holidays until mid-January; Kruger is hot and green.Based on: South Africa overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: South Africa overall.Based on: South Africa overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events4 events
- 4 listed: Cape Town Carnival; Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts; Peak summer season; and 1 more.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Cape Town CarnivalcheckA separate evening parade and festival; check the current date.
- Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset ConcertscheckSunday-afternoon picnic crowds; book ahead in peak weeks.
- Peak summer seasonHighest prices and crowds; book well ahead.
- New Year's Day (1 Jan)Beaches and Cape Town packed; end of the summer holiday week.