Warm in Apr
26°C average high
avg high · 11° at night
25°C+ on 6 in 10 days
South Africa
Cape Town weather in April
Is it warm? Mostly. April in Cape Town is mild: afternoons average 22°C and nights 14°C. Most days (80%) peak between 18°C and 28°C.
Mild · average high
22°C
25°C or more on about two in ten days; 20°C or more on about seven in ten days.
- Average low14°overnight
- Sea14°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days337 mm in the month
- SkySome cloud39% cloud · 42% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every April afternoon from 2011–2025: 450 days. Most (80%) peaked between 18° and 28°.
April, year by year
The average April high in each year. The warmest, 2017, averaged 25°C; the coolest, 2023, 20°C.
Compared with home
Average April highs. Expect rain on about 3 days (37 mm in a typical month).
- Cape Town22°
- London14°
- Manchester13°
- Cork12°
- Dublin12°
- Glasgow11°
- Belfast11°
Warmer in April, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Cape Town is about 12h 45m.
Hot in Apr
31°C average high
avg high · 20° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
Hot in Apr
31°C average high
avg high · 17° at night
25°C+ on 9 in 10 days
Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology