Cape Town (South Africa) weather

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Forecast days

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 19° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:40

Sunset: 20:01

Sunny.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 19° Celsius;
Sun 4 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 27° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:41

Sunset: 20:01

Sunny.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 4 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 27° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;
Mon 5 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 19° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:42

Sunset: 20:01

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 5 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 19° Celsius;
Tue 6 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:43

Sunset: 20:01

Overcast changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 6 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;
Wed 7 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:43

Sunset: 20:01

Sunny.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 7 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;
Thu 8 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:44

Sunset: 20:01

Sunny.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Thu 8 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 25° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 18° Celsius;
Fri 9 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:45

Sunset: 20:01

Sunny.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 9 Jan

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunny.

Sunrise: 05:40

Sunset: 20:01

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Cape Town

Today (2 January 2026)

Time	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	25°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	23°	22°	21°	21°	21°
Feels like temperature (°C)	22°	22°	21°	21°	20°	19°	19°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17
Wind gust (mph)	37	39	41	42	42	41	40	38	36	35	32	31
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	56%	56%	56%	56%	57%	61%	63%	65%	69%	72%	73%	74%
UV	12	12	11	8	5	3	1	1	1	-	-	-

Sunday (3 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	21°	22°	24°	25°	27°	27°	26°	26°	25°	25°	24°	23°	22°	21°	21°	20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	18°	19°	21°	22°	23°	23°	22°	21°	21°	20°	20°	19°	18°	18°	18°	18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 15	SSE 13
Wind gust (mph)	30	29	30	30	29	28	28	30	31	32	33	35	37	39	40	40	41	39	38	35	31	29	26	22
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	75%	75%	76%	77%	78%	78%	80%	76%	74%	66%	61%	55%	44%	44%	46%	53%	54%	55%	58%	63%	66%	69%	71%	72%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	3	6	9	11	12	12	11	8	5	3	1	1	1	-	-	-

Monday (4 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%
Temperature (°C)	19°	18°	16°	16°	15°	14°	15°	19°	20°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	22°	22°	22°	21°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	14°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	23°	23°	23°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 11	SSE 9	S 7	S 5	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 7	S 7	S 8	S 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 8	SW 6	WSW 5	WSW 4
Wind gust (mph)	17	14	10	8	7	6	8	12	14	16	19	22	23	24	24	25	24	23	20	17	15	12	9	8
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity	76%	83%	85%	88%	92%	95%	96%	85%	75%	69%	64%	57%	54%	55%	55%	56%	58%	64%	65%	69%	75%	79%	82%	84%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	3	6	9	11	12	12	11	8	5	3	1	1	1	-	-	-

Tuesday (5 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%	30%	20%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Temperature (°C)	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	20°	21°	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	22°	21°	21°
Feels like temperature (°C)	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°	21°	21°	21°	22°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	22°	22°	22°	22°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	W 3	WNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 9	NW 11	NW 12	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7
Wind gust (mph)	7	7	8	9	10	11	13	17	21	23	26	28	29	30	30	30	28	26	23	21	18	16	14	12
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity	86%	88%	90%	92%	92%	93%	94%	92%	91%	85%	78%	68%	64%	63%	63%	64%	66%	67%	73%	76%	79%	84%	86%	88%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	6	8	10	12	11	11	8	5	2	1	1	1	-	-	-

Wednesday (6 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	21°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	21°	20°	20°	20°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	21°	21°	20°	20°	19°	19°	18°	20°	20°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	20°	19°	19°	18°	17°	17°	17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WNW 7	WNW 6	W 6	W 6	WSW 6	SW 7	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11
Wind gust (mph)	12	11	11	11	10	10	11	15	18	19	21	23	24	27	28	28	27	27	27	25	25	23	22	19
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	90%	91%	88%	87%	83%	84%	84%	73%	65%	58%	54%	48%	42%	41%	41%	41%	42%	48%	54%	56%	60%	63%	64%	66%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	3	6	9	11	13	12	11	8	5	3	1	1	1	-	-	-

Thursday (7 January 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	19°	18°	18°	16°	20°	23°	25°	24°	22°	20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	17°	17°	15°	19°	22°	23°	21°	20°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 6	S 5	SSW 8	SSW 11	S 13	S 12	S 9
Wind gust (mph)	17	14	13	11	18	24	27	25	22	18
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	68%	71%	76%	83%	67%	54%	45%	55%	66%	74%
UV	-	-	-	1	3	11	11	3	1	-

Friday (8 January 2026)

Time	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	19°	18°	21°	24°	26°	25°	23°	21°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	18°	19°	22°	23°	21°	19°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 12	S 15	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 13
Wind gust (mph)	16	18	25	30	34	35	29	21
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	81%	82%	71%	54%	44%	53%	62%	71%
UV	-	1	3	11	11	3	1	-

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