Western Cape · South Africa
Cape Town in July
In July, Cape Town averages a daytime high of 18 °C and a night-time low of 8 °C, with about 124 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Cape Town's most comfortable months, September to April.
- Average high
- 18 °C
- Average low
- 8 °C
- Rain in the month
- 124 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jul
- 10 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 274
When to go
How July compares with the rest of the year in Cape Town
July is tied for the coolest month in Cape Town by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 18 °C to 27 °C and the lows from 8 °C to 16 °C. By day, July is 1 °C cooler than June, and August is about the same as July.
July brings 124 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 57 mm (683 mm a year); it is the wettest month.
On 15 July the sun is up for about 10 h 10 min, against 9 h 50 min at the shortest and 14 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 °C | 15 °C | 16 mm | Yes |
| February | 27 °C | 16 °C | 15 mm | Yes |
| March | 26 °C | 15 °C | 19 mm | Yes |
| April | 23 °C | 13 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| May | 21 °C | 11 °C | 89 mm | |
| June | 18 °C | 9 °C | 122 mm | |
| July | 18 °C | 8 °C | 124 mm | |
| August | 18 °C | 8 °C | 101 mm | |
| September | 20 °C | 9 °C | 62 mm | Yes |
| October | 22 °C | 11 °C | 32 mm | Yes |
| November | 24 °C | 13 °C | 30 mm | Yes |
| December | 25 °C | 14 °C | 22 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is July a good time to visit Cape Town?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 18 °C is below 18 °C and about 124 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Cape Town are September to April; the nearest are April, before, and September, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Cape Town
This guide lists 274 places to stay in Cape Town, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 37; 1–3 km, 84; 3–10 km, 96; 10 km or more, 57.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.