Weather in Cape Town in April 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Cape Town in April
The temperature in April is +73°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +88°F during the day and a minimum of +50°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 10% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +73°F to +70°F.
Is Cape Town warm or cold in April?
Cape Town is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +72°F to +70°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +63°F to +59°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Cape Town:
Climate in Cape Town in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +70°F | +66°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +54°F | +43°F | +43°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +97°F | +91°F | +91°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 17 mm | 37 mm | 63 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 77% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April typically has worse weather conditions compared to March. It’s getting colder in April. From +72°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +70°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 17 mm to 37 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 77%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 5 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 17 sunny days in March to 14 in April.
Next month (May) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cape Town is gradually decreasing during April, going from 9 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Cape Town?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cape Town in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1993 (+70°F) and the highest in 2017 (+81°F). The driest year was 2015 with only 3 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1979 with 0 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cape Town, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.