Sunshine in Cape Town
🇿🇦 South Africa · 4.8M people · 3,094 hours of sun a year · 99 rainy days a year
Best time for sunshine: February (Sunshine Score 95/100), with January and December close behind. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 15 mm of rain for the month.
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Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 20 mm |
| February | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 15 mm |
| March | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 25 mm |
| April | 89 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 48 mm |
| May | 77 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 71 mm |
| June | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 135 mm |
| July | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 124 mm |
| August | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 121 mm |
| September | 72 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 62 mm |
| October | 89 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 47 mm |
| November | 89 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 46 mm |
| December | 94 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 20 mm |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa · 647 km · best in May · 2,759 h sun/yr
- Gaborone Botswana · 1,264 km · best in Jul · 3,371 h sun/yr
- Johannesburg South Africa · 1,272 km · best in Aug · 3,124 h sun/yr
- Durban South Africa · 1,277 km · best in Jun · 2,365 h sun/yr
- Windhoek Namibia · 1,283 km · best in Jun · 3,504 h sun/yr
- Maputo Mozambique · 1,614 km · best in Jul · 2,838 h sun/yr