CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		63		70		71		68		64		60		56		55		56		58		61		65		69

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		70		77		78		76		72		67		64		62		63		65		69		72		75

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		55		63		63		60		56		52		48		47		48		51		54		58		61

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		100		99		100		100		98		91		84		82		87		91		97		94		95

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		30		47		46		44		39		30		32		34		34		36		34		32		44

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6		1		2		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		1

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		189		29		27		27		19		9		5		4		4		6		12		20		27

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		22.8		0.8		0.8		1.2		2		2.8		3.5		3.9		2.8		2		1.6		0.8		0.8

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		112		6		5		6		9		12		13		14		13		11		9		7		7

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		111		5		5		6		9		12		13		14		13		11		9		7		7

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3		---		---		1		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		74.2		70		70		70		75		80		80		80		80		75		70		70		70

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 15

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		87		83		86		88		90		90		88		89		89		88		85		84		85

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 17

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		64		60		60		63		67		69		70		70		67		65		63		61		60

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		53		58		59		58		55		52		48		48		48		49		51		54		57

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1409		---		---		---		30		170.5		270		325.5		294.5		210		108.5		---		---

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		496.4		155		155.4		93		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		93

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 21

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4566.1		620		579.1		558		420		294.5		180		139.5		170.5		240		356.5		450		558

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		14.6		13.7		12.7		11.6		10.8		10.4		10.6		11.3		12.3		13.4		14.4		14.9

Average Daily Sunshine

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		8.7		7		6		7		7		9		9		10		10		12		11		9		7

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79		3		5		9		10		10		10		9		7		6		5		3		2

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		143		14		15		15		13		10		8		9		10		11		12		13		13

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		191		16		17		19		19		17		15		15		15		15		14		14		15

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 16

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		16		19		18		17		13		12		14		16		12		13		17		19		19

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 19

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6		1		1		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		7.8		7.1		5.7		4.2		3.1		2.6		2.8		3.6		4.7		6.1		7.2		7.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		2		1.8		1.5		1.2		0.9		0.8		0.8		1.1		1.4		1.8		2.1		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		6.9		6.9		6.3		5.4		4.5		4		4.2		4.7		5.5		6.1		6.6		6.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.5		8.6		8.2		7.1		5.8		5		4.5		4.7		5.2		5.8		6.7		7.7		8.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		7.8		7.1		5.7		4.2		3.1		2.6		2.8		3.6		4.7		6.1		7.2		7.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		2.3		2		1.8		1.4		1		0.9		0.9		1.2		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.3		7.4		7.3		7		6.1		5.3		4.9		4.9		5.4		6.3		7.1		7.1		7.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.8		9.7		9.2		8.4		6.9		6.3		5.9		5.8		6.4		7.2		8.9		9.1		9.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		7		6.5		4.9		3.5		2.5		2.3		2.4		3.1		4.3		5		6		6.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		1.8		1.6		1.2		1		0.7		0.6		0.7		0.9		1.2		1.4		1.8		2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.8		6.2		6.3		5.2		4.3		3.4		3.5		3.4		3.9		4.8		4.9		5.5		5.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		6.9		6.9		5.2		4.1		3.4		3.7		3.5		3.9		4.7		4.5		5.4		6.2