South Africa weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in South Africa is expected to be 66°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for South Africa (Cape Town) for more weather parameters.

• Saturday
  23rd May
  66
  54
  
  6
  UV3
• Sunday
  24th May
  68
  59
  
  5
  UV3
• Monday
  25th May
  68
  57
  
  5
  UV3
• Tuesday
  26th May
  66
  57
  
  1
  UV3
• Wednesday
  27th May
  64
  57
  
  2
  UV2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Saturday 23rd May 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for South Africa (Cape Town) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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Below are temperatures expected today at popular countries, regions and places in South Africa. Select a destination to see the detailed weather forecast for today, tomorrow and the outlook for the next five days.

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• 66
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South Africa weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for South Africa for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Cape Town and may not represent the whole of South Africa. Browse more destinations in South Africa to view more weather forecasts.

South Africa weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 66°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 6 mph from the south.

• 66
  °F maximum temperature
• 54
  °F minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 6
  hours of sunshine
• UV3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 6
  mph wind from S

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South Africa weather for Sunday 24th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 68°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 mph from the south.

• 68
  °F maximum temperature
• 59
  °F minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 5
  hours of sunshine
• UV3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 68
  °F wind chill
• 7
  mph wind from S

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South Africa weather for Monday 25th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 68°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 5 mph from the north-west.

• 68
  °F maximum temperature
• 57
  °F minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 5
  hours of sunshine
• UV3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 5
  mph wind from NW

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South Africa weather for Tuesday 26th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 66°F, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 4 mph from the north.

• 66
  °F maximum temperature
• 57
  °F minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 1
  hour of sunshine
• UV3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 66
  °F wind chill
• 4
  mph wind from N

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South Africa weather for Wednesday 27th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 64°F, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 3 mph from the north-west.

• 64
  °F maximum temperature
• 57
  °F minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 2
  hours of sunshine
• UV2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 3
  mph wind from NW

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