Weather in Cape Town

Cape Town is located close to the tip of the African continent on the Cape Peninsula, and has a laregly Mediterranean climate, but with warm, dry summers and chilly, wet winters. Cape Town's weather is stongly affected by winds and presure systems from the Atlantic Ocean.

Summer weather is frequently characterised by strong south-easterly winds known as the Cape Doctor. Winters on the other hand get plenty of cold fronts and storms with lashing rain and powerful north-westerly winds. The mountains of the winelands are dusted with snow in mid-winter.