Cape Town
South Africa · Africa
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Safety context
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Check travel advisoriesYear-round range: 49°F to 77°F
January
Excellent conditions this month
Your monthly fit score
Comfort fit by month.
Climate details▼
Temperature
Average highs and lows.
January has comfortable temperatures — not too hot, not too cold.
Shaded band = typical daily swing (P10 of night lows to P90 of afternoon peaks) — spans wider than avg high/low lines because it captures day-to-day variation.
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Monthly rain and rain days.
January is one of the driest months — very little rain expected.
Sunshine
Average hours of bright sun per day.
January is one of the sunniest months — great for outdoor plans.
Clear sky
Clear-sky share is the inverse of average cloud cover (100% minus cloud cover). Band labels follow standard meteorological categories; distribution within each band varies by day.
Air comfort by month
Humidity and heat feel by month.
January is mostly comfortable — low heat and humidity pressure.
Time-of-day patterns
Typical hourly rhythm for January.
Temperature by hour
Temperature by hour and month
Typical temperature through the day across the year (1996-2025 normals, local time). Shaded cells are nighttime.
In January, afternoons reach about 78° and nights settle near 65°.
▶Full month-by-month data
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Rain days | Rain (in) | Sun h/day | Humidity | Sea °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77°F | 63°F | 3 | 0.4in | 12.8h | 68% | 68°F |
| Feb | 77°F | 64°F | 3 | 0.4in | 11.9h | 68.71428571428571% | 68°F |
| Mar | 75°F | 62°F | 4 | 0.7in | 10.3h | 72.14285714285714% | 67°F |
| Apr | 71°F | 58°F | 7 | 1.5in | 8.1h | 73.85714285714285% | 65°F |
| May | 66°F | 54°F | 10 | 2.5in | 6.3h | 78.57142857142857% | 64°F |
| Jun | 62°F | 51°F | 12 | 4.1in | 6.1h | 78.57142857142857% | 62°F |
| Jul | 61°F | 49°F | 11 | 3.8in | 6.7h | 78.85714285714285% | 61°F |
| Aug | 61°F | 49°F | 13 | 3.1in | 7h | 77.85714285714285% | 61°F |
| Sep | 64°F | 51°F | 10 | 1.8in | 7.4h | 75.85714285714285% | 61°F |
| Oct | 68°F | 55°F | 8 | 1.1in | 9.1h | 72% | 62°F |
| Nov | 71°F | 58°F | 6 | 1.0in | 10.3h | 69.14285714285714% | 64°F |
| Dec | 74°F | 61°F | 4 | 0.6in | 11.8h | 68% | 66°F |