Weather in Cape Town in January 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cape Town in January
The temperature in January is +81°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +97°F during the day and a minimum of +57°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 32% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +72°F to +84°F.
Is Cape Town warm or cold in January?
Cape Town is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +72°F to +73°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +63°F to +64°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is one of the warmest months in Cape Town, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Cape Town in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +73°F | +75°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +34°F | +52°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +93°F | +97°F | +97°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 15 mm | 12 mm | 12 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 6 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 71% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 19 | 17 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as great as in December. It’s getting warmer as January arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +72°F to +73°F during the day. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 15 mm to 12 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 71%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 5 m/s to 6 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in January, from 17 to 19.
February brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 8 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 increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Cape Town?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cape Town in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1987 (+77°F) and the highest in 2016 (+87°F). The driest year was 1992 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2002 with 74 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.