Weather in Cape Town in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cape Town in April
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +11°C during the night, the temperature in April averages around +21°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +22°C.
Is Cape Town warm or cold in April?
Cape Town is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +22°C to +21°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +15°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Cape Town:
Water temperature in Cape Town in April
Water in Cape Town in April is Fresh. It varies from +15°C to +19°C, with an average of +17°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +21°C.
In April, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Cape Town in April?
Climate in Cape Town in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +21°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +6°C | +6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +33°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 19 mm | 38 mm | 65 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +17°C | +17°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 77% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting colder in April. From +22°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +21°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 19 mm to 38 mm. Humidity rises from 75% to 77%. Winds are calmer in comparison to March, going down from 5 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 16 sunny days in March to 13 in April.
Next month (May) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Cape Town is gradually decreasing during April, going from 6 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Cape Town?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cape Town in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+18°C) and the highest in 2022 (+22°C). The driest year was 2017 with only 308 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1389 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cape Town, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.