South Africa weather live forecast

Tomorrow's maximum temperature in South Africa is expected to be 16°C.

  • Tuesday
    15th Jul
    Broken clouds
  • Wednesday
    16th Jul
    Broken clouds
  • Thursday
    17th Jul
    Mostly cloudy with rain (10-20 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Friday
    18th Jul
    Sunshine and showers (0-2 mm of rainfall expected)
  • Saturday
    19th Jul
    Clear skies

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 15th July 2025 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 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 Tuesday 15th July 2025

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 16°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 8 kph from the north-east.

  • 16°C maximum temperature16
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 16°C wind chill16
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the North-East8
    kph wind from NE

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South Africa weather for Wednesday 16th July 2025

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the North17
    kph wind from N

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South Africa weather for Thursday 17th July 2025

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 76% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with rain
    mostly cloudy with rain
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 76% chance of some rain76
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 15°C wind chill15
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the West15
    kph wind from W

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South Africa weather for Friday 18th July 2025

Expect sunshine and showers in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 14°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 8% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

  • 14°C maximum temperature14
    °C maximum temperature
  • 9°C minimum temperature9
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 8% chance of some rain8
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 14°C wind chill14
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the South-East8
    kph wind from SE

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South Africa weather for Saturday 19th July 2025

Expect clear skies in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the south-east.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 6°C minimum temperature6
    °C minimum temperature
  • Clear skies
    clear skies
  • 10 hours of bright sunshine10
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Little or no wind of 6 kph from the South-East6
    kph wind from SE

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