Weather in Cape Town in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Cape Town in October
The temperature in October is +72°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +82°F during the day and a minimum of +50°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +72°F.
Is Cape Town warm or cold in October?
Cape Town is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +64°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +54°F to +57°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Cape Town:
Climate in Cape Town in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +64°F | +66°F | +70°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +39°F | +32°F | +46°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +97°F | +91°F | +90°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 42 mm | 25 mm | 22 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 71% | 70% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +64°F to +66°F during the day. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 42 mm to 25 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 71%. Winds are stronger in comparison to September, going up from 4 m/s to 5 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in October, from 11 to 13.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in November as the weather gets better.
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 increasing during October, going from 5 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Cape Town?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cape Town in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+67°F) and the highest in 2018 (+79°F). The driest year was 1990 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1984 with 93 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.