Warm in Oct
24°C average high
avg high · 16° at night
25°C+ on 4 in 10 days
South Africa
Cape Town weather in October
Is it warm? Mostly. October in Cape Town is mild: afternoons average 21°C and nights 13°C. Most days (80%) peak between 17°C and 27°C.
Mild · average high
21°C
25°C or more on about two in ten days; 20°C or more on half of all days.
- Average low13°overnight
- Sea15°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days329 mm in the month
- SkySome cloud42% cloud · 38% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every October afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 17° and 27°.
October, year by year
The average October high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 23°C; the coolest, 2012, 19°C.
Compared with home
Average October highs. Expect rain on about 3 days (29 mm in a typical month).
- Cape Town21°
- London15°
- Dublin14°
- Cork14°
- Manchester14°
- Belfast13°
- Glasgow12°
Warmer in October, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Cape Town is about 12h 45m.
Warm in Oct
24°C average high
avg high · 17° at night
25°C+ on 4 in 10 days
Warm in Oct
24°C average high
avg high · 19° at night
25°C+ on 4 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