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.
February in Cape Town
Typical highs 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C), lows 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C), rain on about 3 days.
- WeatherGreat
- Hot and dry; the cableway can close in wind. Typical highs around 27 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 3 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Cape Town
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: South Africa overall. Warmest sea on the Cape; harvest in the Winelands. Lowveld storms.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
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts; Cape Town Carnival and Kaapse Klopse (Tweede Nuwe Jaar, 2 January).Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset ConcertscheckSunday-afternoon picnic crowds; book ahead in peak weeks.
- Cape Town Carnival and Kaapse Klopse (Tweede Nuwe Jaar, 2 January) (Jan–Mar)Street parades in the City Bowl; road closures and crowds on the route.