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.
August in Cape Town
Typical highs 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C), lows 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C), rain on about 12 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Rain and wind; some cableway closures. Typical highs around 18 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 12 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Cape Town
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: South Africa overall. Namaqualand flowers start late in the month; Kruger excellent.Based on: South Africa overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: South Africa overall.Based on: South Africa overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events1 event
- 1 listed: Whale season.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Whale seasonLand-based whale watching; peaks Aug–Sep.