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Cape Town gets its rain in winter: 95 mm in June, 8 mm in February
95mm June · Highest
Almost four fifths of the year’s rain falls between April and September. Summer visits are usually dry.
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Method and sources
Each bar is average monthly rainfall in millimetres, as printed on the article's temperature and rainfall chart.
January 12, February 8, March 18, April 45, May 70, June 95, July 85, August 75, September 40, October 25, November 18, December 12.
The article's chart scales rainfall on a right-hand axis running from 0 to 120mm.
The article credits South African Weather Service long-term normals for 1991 to 2020, so the period is that normals window, 1 January 1991 to 31 December 2020.
Sources: South African Weather Service long-term normals (https://www.weathersa.co.za/)
Figures as published in our article on the best time to visit Cape Town (chart last checked 14 September 2026): South African Weather Service long-term normals for 1991 to 2020. Link to the publisher, not the exact table.
Chart updated · 4 Oct 2026. The observation dates above describe the data, not today’s conditions.
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