Hot in Feb
31°C average high
avg high · 21° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
South Africa
Cape Town weather in February
Is it warm? Yes. February in Cape Town is warm: afternoons average 26°C and nights 18°C. Most days (80%) peak between 22°C and 31°C.
Warm · average high
26°C
25°C or more on half of all days; 20°C or more on almost every day.
- Average low18°overnight
- Sea14°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days110 mm in the month
- SkyMostly clear23% cloud · 67% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every February afternoon from 2011–2025: 424 days. Most (80%) peaked between 22° and 31°.
February, year by year
The average February high in each year. The warmest, 2011, averaged 27°C; the coolest, 2021, 25°C.
Compared with home
Average February highs. Expect rain on about 1 day (10 mm in a typical month).
- Cape Town26°
- Cork9°
- Dublin9°
- London9°
- Belfast8°
- Manchester8°
- Glasgow7°
Warmer in February, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Cape Town is about 12h 45m.
Warm in Feb
27°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
Warm in Feb
28°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
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