South Africa weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in South Africa is expected to be 23°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for South Africa (Cape Town) for more weather parameters.

• Wednesday
  20th May
  23
  16
  
  7
  UV3
• Thursday
  21st May
  18
  15
  
  6
  UV2
• Friday
  22nd May
  17
  15
  
  1
  UV1
• Saturday
  23rd May
  20
  14
  
  8
  UV3
• Sunday
  24th May
  20
  14
  
  6
  UV2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 20th 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.

• 25
  Kruger National Park
• 24
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• 23
  Cape Town
• 22
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• 21
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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 Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 23°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south-east.

• 23
  °C maximum temperature
• 16
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 7
  hours of sunshine
• UV3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 23
  °C wind chill
• 9
  kph wind from SE

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South Africa weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the north-west.

• 18
  °C maximum temperature
• 15
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 6
  hours of sunshine
• UV2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 14
  kph wind from NW

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South Africa weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the north.

• 17
  °C maximum temperature
• 15
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 1
  hour of sunshine
• UV1
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 7
  kph wind from N

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South Africa weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 9 kph from the south.

• 20
  °C maximum temperature
• 14
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 8
  hours of sunshine
• UV3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 9
  kph 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 20°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the south.

• 20
  °C maximum temperature
• 14
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 6
  hours of sunshine
• UV2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 20
  °C wind chill
• 7
  kph wind from S

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