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

The average minimum temperature (usually the minimum temperature is noted during the night) in Cape Town in December is 14.8°C (58.64°F). December is a dry month with an average of 17mm (0.7in) rain. It rains on average a total of 6 days. The average maximum daytime temperature lies around 24.8°C (76.64°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 334 hours of sun. December is known as one of the best months to visit Cape Town.


So what to wear in December? For visitors traveling to Cape Town we recommend wearing layers. So maybe a skirt, t-shirt, shorts for during the day and jeans and a warm jacket for some days and evenings. With a water temperature of around 18.0°C (64.4°F),

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

Where to stay in Cape Town

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Weather conditions Weather

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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).

Weather Forecasts for Cape Town (Western Cape)

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THU Aug 18

14°C | 10°C

Heavy rain

FRI Aug 19

15°C | 12°C

Patchy rain possible

SAT Aug 20

15°C | 10°C

Patchy rain possible

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