Weather in Cape Town in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cape Town in March
Going from a maximum of +32°C during the day to a minimum of +13°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 16% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +22°C.
Is Cape Town warm or cold in March?
Cape Town is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +24°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +18°C to +17°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Cape Town:
Water temperature in Cape Town in March
Water in Cape Town in March is Fresh. It varies from +17°C to +21°C, with an average of +19°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +22°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Cape Town in March?
Climate in Cape Town in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +22°C | +21°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +12°C | +6°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +36°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 19 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 6 m/s | 5 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +19°C | +17°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 75% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March typically has worse weather conditions compared to February. It’s getting colder in March. From +24°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 12 mm to 19 mm. Humidity rises from 73% to 75%. Winds are calmer in comparison to February, going down from 6 m/s to 5 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 16 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 9 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 increasing during March, going from 7 m/s to 8 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Cape Town?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cape Town in March 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.
FAQ
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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, 2022.
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.