Weather in Cape Town in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cape Town in March
The temperature in March is +77°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +86°F during the day and a minimum of +55°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +79°F to +72°F.
Is Cape Town warm or cold in March?
Cape Town is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +75°F to +72°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +64°F to +63°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Cape Town:
Climate in Cape Town in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +75°F | +72°F | +70°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +54°F | +43°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +97°F | +97°F | +91°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 17 mm | 37 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 75% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as great as in February. It’s getting colder in March. From +75°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +72°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 12 mm to 17 mm. Humidity rises from 72% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 5 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 17 sunny days during the month.
Next month (April) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 10 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 March, going from 5 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Cape Town?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cape Town in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+74°F) and the highest in 2013 (+86°F). The driest year was 2001 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1990 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.