How warm is it in Cape Town in October?

Daytime highs averaged 17.9 °C, night-time lows 14.6 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 28.3 °C (22 Oct 2018), the lowest 11.7 °C (1 Oct 2024).

How often does it rain in Cape Town in October?

On average there were 5.2 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 30.7 mm of precipitation in total.

🇿🇦 Weather in Cape Town in October

This is what the weather in Cape Town (South Africa) was like in October in 2016–2025.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Sunny

Avg. daytime high

17.9 °C

17.1 °C – 18.9 °C

Avg. night-time low

14.6 °C

14.1 °C – 15.3 °C

Avg. rain days in period

5.2

17 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

30.7 mm

9.4 mm – 109 mm

Avg. cloud cover

27 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

–

Sea temperature unavailable for today (daily limit).

Extremes: Highest temperature 28.3 °C (22 Oct 2018) · Lowest temperature 11.7 °C (1 Oct 2024) · Avg. daily peak wind 30 km/h

Weather mix of all days

191Sunny
59Partly cloudy
8Cloudy
42Light rain
10Rain

Summary

On average 17.9 °C during the day and 14.6 °C at night.
On average 5.2 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 30.7 mm of precipitation in total.
Prevailing: Sunny.
Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 18.9 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 17.1 °C).
Wettest year: 2019 (109 mm), driest: 2022 (9.4 mm).
Extremes: 28.3 °C on 22 Oct 2018 and 11.7 °C on 1 Oct 2024.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

2025
Avg. max17.6°Avg. min14.5°
Rain days
4 Rain days
Precipitation
11.1 mm
Avg. cloud cover
22 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 21.8 °C · Min 12.3 °C
2024
Avg. max18.1°Avg. min14.4°
Rain days
3 Rain days
Precipitation
20.2 mm
Avg. cloud cover
23 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 23.5 °C · Min 11.7 °C
2023
Avg. max17.8°Avg. min14.5°
Rain days
5 Rain days
Precipitation
16.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
21 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.7 °C · Min 12.1 °C
2022
Avg. max18.2°Avg. min15.3°
Rain days
2 Rain days
Precipitation
9.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
31 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 21.2 °C · Min 14.2 °C
2021
Avg. max17.7°Avg. min14.5°
Rain days
10 Rain days
Precipitation
54.8 mm
Avg. cloud cover
37 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.6 °C · Min 12.3 °C
2020
Avg. max17.1°Avg. min14.1°
Rain days
6 Rain days
Precipitation
17.4 mm
Avg. cloud cover
23 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 19.8 °C · Min 12.5 °C
2019
Avg. max18.0°Avg. min15.1°
Rain days
6 Rain days
Precipitation
109 mm
Avg. cloud cover
30 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.4 °C · Min 13.3 °C
2018
Avg. max18.9°Avg. min15.3°
Rain days
2 Rain days
Precipitation
12.5 mm
Avg. cloud cover
24 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 28.3 °C · Min 13.3 °C
2017
Avg. max17.5°Avg. min14.1°
Rain days
9 Rain days
Precipitation
43.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
28 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 23.6 °C · Min 12.4 °C
2016
Avg. max17.6°Avg. min14.5°
Rain days
5 Rain days
Precipitation
13.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
29 % cloudy
Sea temperature
–
Max 20.8 °C · Min 12.4 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Cape Town in October?: Daytime highs averaged 17.9 °C, night-time lows 14.6 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 28.3 °C (22 Oct 2018), the lowest 11.7 °C (1 Oct 2024).
How often does it rain in Cape Town in October?: On average there were 5.2 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 30.7 mm of precipitation in total.

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Data sources

Weather data: Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature: MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
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