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Average weather in April in Cape Town (Western Cape), South Africa

The average minimum temperature (usually the minimum temperature is noted during the night) in Cape Town in April is 11.8°C (53.24°F). The amount of rain in April is normal with an average of 41mm (1.6in). It rains on average a total of 8 days. You can expect very pleasant temperatures during the day. The average maximum daytime temperature lies around 23.0°C (73.4°F). If you enjoy looking at a blue sky and love the sun than this is a great time to go to Cape Town with 234 hours of sun. April is known as one of the best months to visit Cape Town.


So what to wear in April? Bring a rain jacket just in case since it will be raining a few days during this period. Also bring your shorts or a skirt because it can be very warm or even hot. With a water temperature of around 17.0°C (62.6°F), there is no need to bring your swimwear.

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For other monthly average weather and what to do in April look at the numbers below.

Monthly Averages in April

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Min Temperature 11 °C
Max Temperature 23 °C
Water Temperature 17 °C
Chance of Rain 27%
Precipitation 41mm
Rainy Days 8
Sunshine Hours 234

 

Where to stay in Cape Town

Where to go in South Africa in April

Find out more about the weather in South Africa in April and which places have the best weather conditions in this month.

Weather conditions Weather
Temperatures
Precipitation
Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20-29ºC / 68-84ºF and not too much precipitation (less than 90mm / 3.5inch a month).

What To Do

We rated the following activities from 1 (least suitable) to 10 (best) to do in April.

Cycling
10/10
Walking
10/10
Barbeque
9/10
Camping
10/10
Outdoor sports
10/10

Weather Forecasts for Cape Town (Western Cape)

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SAT   Nov 26
20°C | 15°C
SSE 37 kmph
Sunny

Sunny

Hourly Overview
SUN   Nov 27
22°C | 16°C
SSE 33 kmph
Sunny

Sunny

Hourly Overview
MON   Nov 28
27°C | 16°C
SSE 20 kmph
Partly cloudy

Partly cloudy

Hourly Overview
5-Day Forecast 10-Day Forecast

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