Cape Town Intl Weather Records (SFM00068816)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Town Intl (SFM00068816), South Africa, with 53 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Town Intl

Cape Town Intl (SFM00068816) is a weather station in South Africa at -33.97 latitude and 18.60 longitude, 46 m (151 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1973 to 2025, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Town Intl still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Town Intl set a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.1 C (55.6 F) on 27 June 2025.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -33.97 latitude, 18.60 longitude.
Elevation: 46 m (151 ft).
Period of record: 1973 to 2025, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Town Intl. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Cape Town Intl, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.3 C (106.3 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Feb	37.4 C (99.3 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	33.2 C (91.8 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)
Mar	42.4 C (108.3 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	33.1 C (91.6 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)
Apr	37.4 C (99.3 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31.2 C (88.2 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)
May	33.7 C (92.7 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26.4 C (79.5 F)	6.9 C (44.4 F)
Jun	30.9 C (87.6 F)	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	26.8 C (80.2 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)
Jul	30.3 C (86.5 F)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	20.1 C (68.2 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)
Aug	31.5 C (88.7 F)	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)
Sep	37.1 C (98.8 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.7 C (101.7 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.1 C (102.4 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Town Intl still stand. 1983 holds the most, with 57.

Standing records at Cape Town Intl by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1973	1
1975	3
1976	9
1977	6
1979	6
1980	18
1981	34
1982	36
1983	57
1984	56
1985	56
1986	52
1987	41
1988	30
1989	32
1990	23
1991	36
1992	37
1993	32
1994	19
1995	27
1996	38
1997	32
1998	45
1999	37
2000	36
2001	28
2002	32
2003	43
2004	31
2005	31
2006	30
2007	39
2008	40
2009	27
2010	20
2011	32
2012	37
2013	34
2014	42
2015	28
2016	19
2017	11
2018	38
2019	21
2020	15
2021	12
2022	21
2023	17
2024	15
2025	2

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cape Town Intl between 18 February 2014 and 3 March 2015. Each dot is a new record.

When Cape Town Intl set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2014-02-18	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 21.8 C (71.2 F)
2015-03-03	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.4 C (108.3 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 150.1 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Town Intl. The most was 150.1 mm (5.9 in) on 26 March 2014.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Town Intl
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	5 January 2023
Feb	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 February 1988
Mar	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	26 March 2014
Apr	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	12 April 1993
May	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 May 2025
Jun	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	19 June 2025
Jul	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 July 2025
Aug	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 August 1974
Sep	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 September 2020
Oct	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 October 1984
Nov	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	12 November 2023
Dec	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	11 December 2020

Period of Record Coverage

1974 to 2025

49 years of record at Cape Town Intl, 1974 to 2025. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1989, 1990, 2005 and others.

Days with data per year at Cape Town Intl
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1974	6	2%	No
1975	96	26%	No
1976	200	55%	No
1977	21	6%	No
1981	1	0%	No
1982	348	95%	Yes
1983	353	97%	Yes
1984	355	97%	Yes
1985	358	98%	Yes
1986	353	97%	Yes
1987	338	93%	Yes
1988	345	94%	Yes
1989	321	88%	No
1990	327	90%	No
1991	347	95%	Yes
1992	350	96%	Yes
1993	362	99%	Yes
1994	352	96%	Yes
1995	341	93%	Yes
1996	344	94%	Yes
1997	348	95%	Yes
1998	346	95%	Yes
1999	345	95%	Yes
2000	346	95%	Yes
2001	342	94%	Yes
2002	342	94%	Yes
2003	337	92%	Yes
2004	339	93%	Yes
2005	290	79%	No
2006	324	89%	No
2007	317	87%	No
2008	318	87%	No
2009	325	89%	No
2010	340	93%	Yes
2011	344	94%	Yes
2012	342	93%	Yes
2013	329	90%	Yes
2014	317	87%	No
2015	316	87%	No
2016	106	29%	No
2017	179	49%	No
2018	305	84%	No
2019	288	79%	No
2020	206	56%	No
2021	312	85%	No
2022	319	87%	No
2023	213	58%	No
2024	191	52%	No
2025	80	22%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Town Intl
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 2025	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	23 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2025	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	23 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	11 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high min (Tie)	14.7 C (58.5 F)	tie	37 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	19 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high max	32.7 C (90.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high max	30.5 C (86.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	14 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2024	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2023	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily low max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2023	Cape Town Intl, ZA	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1973 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Cape Town Intl: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.4 C (108.3 F)	2015	36.7 C (98.1 F)	49
Coldest night (TNn)	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	2000	0.9 C (33.6 F)	49
Wettest day (Rx1day)	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	2014	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	2014	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	49
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1980	6 days	53

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Town Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 42.4 C (108.3 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Town Intl by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1973	n/a
1974	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1975	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1976	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1977	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	22.0 C (71.6 F)
1982	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1987	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1988	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1989	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1990	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1991	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1992	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1993	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1994	37.7 C (99.9 F)
1995	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1996	34.8 C (94.6 F)
1997	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1999	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2000	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2001	36.9 C (98.4 F)
2002	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2003	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2004	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2005	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2006	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2008	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2009	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2010	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2011	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2012	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2013	37.3 C (99.1 F)
2014	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2015	42.4 C (108.3 F)
2016	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2017	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2018	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2019	36.9 C (98.4 F)
2020	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021	36.9 C (98.4 F)
2022	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2023	35.4 C (95.7 F)
2024	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2025	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Town Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is -4.6 C (23.7 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.9 C (33.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Town Intl by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1973	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1980	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1981	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1982	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1983	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1984	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1985	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1986	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1987	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1988	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1989	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1990	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1991	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1992	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1993	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1994	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1995	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1996	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1997	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1998	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1999	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2000	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
2001	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2002	0.4 C (32.7 F)
2003	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2004	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2005	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2006	2.3 C (36.1 F)
2007	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2008	1.3 C (34.3 F)
2009	3.2 C (37.8 F)
2010	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2011	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2012	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2013	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2014	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2015	3.1 C (37.6 F)
2016	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2017	-0.1 C (31.8 F)
2018	1.9 C (35.4 F)
2019	0.4 C (32.7 F)
2020	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2021	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2022	2.0 C (35.6 F)
2023	2.9 C (37.2 F)
2024	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2025	4.1 C (39.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Town Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 150.1 mm (5.9 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Town Intl by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1973	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1974	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1975	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1976	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1977	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1978	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1979	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1980	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1981	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1982	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1984	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1987	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1988	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1991	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1992	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1993	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1994	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1996	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1997	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1998	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1999	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2000	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2001	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2002	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2003	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2004	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2005	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2006	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2007	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2008	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2009	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2010	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2011	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2012	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2013	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2014	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2015	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2016	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
2017	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2018	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2019	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2020	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2021	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2022	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2023	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2024	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2025	99.1 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Town Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 162.2 mm (6.4 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.1 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Town Intl by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1973	n/a
1974	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1975	n/a
1976	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1977	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1980	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1982	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
1983	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1984	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1986	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1987	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1988	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1989	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1990	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1991	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1992	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1993	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1994	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1996	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1997	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1998	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1999	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2000	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2001	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
2002	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
2003	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2004	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2005	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2006	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2007	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2008	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2009	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2010	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2011	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
2012	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2013	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2014	162.2 mm (6.4 in)
2015	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2016	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
2017	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2018	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2019	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2020	n/a
2021	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2022	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2023	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2024	n/a
2025	89.8 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Town Intl, 1973 to 2025. The record is 27 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 6 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Town Intl by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1973	1 day
1974	5 days
1975	1 day
1976	12 days
1977	19 days
1978	17 days
1979	20 days
1980	27 days
1981	16 days
1982	4 days
1983	3 days
1984	5 days
1985	7 days
1986	8 days
1987	6 days
1988	6 days
1989	10 days
1990	21 days
1991	15 days
1992	12 days
1993	22 days
1994	23 days
1995	21 days
1996	14 days
1997	24 days
1998	18 days
1999	8 days
2000	4 days
2001	3 days
2002	7 days
2003	18 days
2004	20 days
2005	13 days
2006	4 days
2007	5 days
2008	4 days
2009	5 days
2010	6 days
2011	5 days
2012	6 days
2013	6 days
2014	3 days
2015	4 days
2016	3 days
2017	6 days
2018	4 days
2019	4 days
2020	3 days
2021	4 days
2022	4 days
2023	5 days
2024	3 days
2025	3 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).