Western Cape · South Africa
Paarl travel guide
Paarl is a city in Western Cape, South Africa, home to about 112,000 people.
- Best months
- March, April and September to January
- Nearest airport
- CPT43 km · Cape Town International Airport
- Currency
- ZARrand
- Time zone
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Language
- Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho
When to go
The best time to visit Paarl
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Paarl are March, April and September to January. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 110 mm of rain.
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).
Getting there
Getting to Paarl: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), about 43 km from the city centre in a straight line.
CPT · Cape Town International Airport
Questions
Paarl: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Paarl?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Paarl are March, April and September to January. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 110 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Paarl?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), about 43 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Paarl?
rand (ZAR).
Nearby
Destinations near Paarl
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.