Cape Town, South Africa

There are 110 mediterranean destinations in our catalog, and Cape Town's numbers hold their own: a 99/100 sun score at its February peak, when rain interrupts barely 8% of days. For a nature-first trip in the Mediterranean basin, the data is a good starting point.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 17°C (August) and 26°C (February). Rain is most likely in June, when about 40% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in February (8%). If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on January–February.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 22°C highs with 18% rain-day odds, summer 17°C at 36%, autumn 21°C at 20%, and winter 25°C at 11%. That makes winter the statistical sweet spot (season score 98), with autumn a workable second; summer is where the odds thin out.

Best months to visit Cape Town

The best month on record is February — a 99/100 sun score, built on 26% cloud cover and 8% rain-day odds — followed by November and January. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–May and September–December all score 70 or better. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is August (68/100).

For context: in February, Cape Town is drier than 100% of the mediterranean destinations we track.

Month-by-month breakdown for Cape Town → · More destinations for February →

The live forecast backs this up: of the next 16 days, 9 look mostly clear and none carry meaningful rain risk, in a 13–35°C band. Today's cached sun score is 98/100.