Cape Town Weather - When can you expect the best weather?

Cape Town has a Mediterranean climate with well-defined seasons.
The moderate Cape Town weather, with warm sunny summers and cool winters, makes it a great all year destination.

Summer (November to February) is warm and dry.
Summer temperatures are mild, with an average maximum of 26 °C (79 °F).

The Peninsula gets frequent strong winds from the south-east, known locally as the Cape Doctor, because it blows away pollution and cleans the air.

Many people favour the months of March and April, when the temperature gets cooler and the winds subside.

Winter (May to July) has a cool average minimum temperature of 7 °C (45 °F). Most of the region's annual rainfall occurs in wintertime.

Spring is a great time to experience the Namaqualand, a semi Desert area to the north of Cape peninsula.
During spring the wild flowers bloom en masse and huge fields are covered in flowers of every colour.

So which is my favourite season?

But let me run through the seasons and tell which pictures jump to mind:

Summer - beaches, braaing (preparing food on a fire), wind surfing...

Autumn - hikes, wind free days, different coloured vineyards...

Winter - rain, log fires, cosy restaurants, green fields ...

Spring - flowers, cool weather, birds...

Sorry, I got carried away a little.

What was the Question again? O yes, my favourite season.

If I really must choose, it would be Winter and for the following reasons:

• The Cape peninsula turns green - the plants look healthy and beautiful.
• It is easier to warm yourself than to cool yourself.
• This is known as the secret season, because South Africans usually avoid the Cape this time of the year, because it is the rainy season.
  Without a doubt however, the sunshine days during the winter months rival many of the great days during the European summer.
• Because of this decline in local tourists, many places have special deals on accommodation.

So when must you visit? When you want to!!!!

We are waiting for you.