Cape Town weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cape Town is expected to be 17°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cape Town, South Africa for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 16th October 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.

Cape Town weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Cape Town for the next 5 days.

Cape Town weather for Saturday 17th October 2026

Expect overcast with light rain in Cape Town, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 13°C minimum temperature13
    °C minimum temperature
  • Overcast with light rain
    overcast with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 2 (Low)2
    UV index (Low)
  • 85% chance of some rain85
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South19
    kph wind from S

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Cape Town weather for Sunday 18th October 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with light rain in Cape Town, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 15°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the south.

  • 15°C maximum temperature15
    °C maximum temperature
  • 12°C minimum temperature12
    °C minimum temperature
  • Mostly cloudy with light rain
    mostly cloudy with light rain
  • No hours of bright sunshine0
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 46% chance of some rain46
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • No heat & humidity0
    no heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the South25
    kph wind from S

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Cape Town weather for Monday 19th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cape Town, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 18°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the west.

  • 18°C maximum temperature18
    °C maximum temperature
  • 11°C minimum temperature11
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 18°C wind chill18
    °C wind chill
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the West12
    kph wind from W

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Cape Town weather for Tuesday 20th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cape Town, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 20°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-west.

  • 20°C maximum temperature20
    °C maximum temperature
  • 10°C minimum temperature10
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 20°C wind chill20
    °C wind chill
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the North-West18
    kph wind from NW

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Cape Town weather for Wednesday 21st October 2026

Expect cloudy with some rain in Cape Town, South Africa with a maximum temperature of 17°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 1 hour of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 25 kph from the north-west.

  • 17°C maximum temperature17
    °C maximum temperature
  • 14°C minimum temperature14
    °C minimum temperature
  • Cloudy with some rain
    cloudy with some rain
  • 1 hour of bright sunshine1
    hour of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 3 (Moderate)3
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 80% chance of some rain80
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • 17°C wind chill17
    °C wind chill
  • Moderate breeze of 25 kph from the North-West25
    kph wind from NW

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