Best time to visit Camps Bay
The best time to visit Camps Bay is September–April, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Camps Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.5 °C / 73 °F | 18.1 °C / 65 °F | 11 mm / 0.4 in | best month |
| February | 22.6 °C / 73 °F | 18.1 °C / 65 °F | 13 mm / 0.5 in | best month |
| March | 21.4 °C / 71 °F | 17 °C / 63 °F | 21 mm / 0.8 in | best month |
| April | 19.6 °C / 67 °F | 14.9 °C / 59 °F | 32 mm / 1.3 in | best month |
| May | 17.8 °C / 64 °F | 13.3 °C / 56 °F | 69 mm / 2.7 in | good month |
| June | 16.4 °C / 62 °F | 12.2 °C / 54 °F | 112 mm / 4.4 in | good month |
| July | 15.7 °C / 60 °F | 11.3 °C / 52 °F | 99 mm / 3.9 in | good month |
| August | 15.7 °C / 60 °F | 11.3 °C / 52 °F | 87 mm / 3.4 in | good month |
| September | 16.6 °C / 62 °F | 12.3 °C / 54 °F | 46 mm / 1.8 in | best month |
| October | 18.6 °C / 65 °F | 14 °C / 57 °F | 25 mm / 1 in | best month |
| November | 19.8 °C / 68 °F | 15.3 °C / 60 °F | 31 mm / 1.2 in | best month |
| December | 21.4 °C / 71 °F | 17 °C / 63 °F | 17 mm / 0.7 in | best month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: best
- FFebruary: best
- MMarch: best
- AApril: best
- MMay: good
- JJune: good
- JJuly: good
- AAugust: good
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: best
- Best
- September–April
- Good
- May–August
Why these months
January · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.2 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 22.5 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 11 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 2.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 18.1 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 76%.
February · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 23.2 °C / 74 °F, average daily high 22.6 °C / 73 °F, precipitation 13 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 2.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, average daily low 18.1 °C / 65 °F, relative humidity 76%.
March · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 21.5 °C / 71 °F, average daily high 21.4 °C / 71 °F, precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, wet days 4.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, average daily low 17 °C / 63 °F.
Against: relative humidity 78%.
April · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 18.7 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 19.6 °C / 67 °F, precipitation 32 mm / 1.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wet days 4.5 days, days with heavy rain 0.9 days, average daily low 14.9 °C / 59 °F.
Against: relative humidity 79%.
May · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 16.4 °C / 62 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 85%, average daily high 17.8 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 69 mm / 2.7 in, wet days 8 days, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, average daily low 13.3 °C / 56 °F.
Against: relative humidity 83%.
June · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 14.5 °C / 58 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 84%, average daily high 16.4 °C / 62 °F, precipitation 112 mm / 4.4 in, average daily low 12.2 °C / 54 °F, wet days 11.4 days, days with heavy rain 4.3 days.
Against: relative humidity 80%.
July · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 86%, feels like (high) 13.6 °C / 56 °F, average daily high 15.7 °C / 60 °F, precipitation 99 mm / 3.9 in, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, days with heavy rain 3.4 days, wet days 10.6 days.
Against: relative humidity 80%.
August · good
In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 86%, feels like (high) 13.7 °C / 57 °F, precipitation 87 mm / 3.4 in, average daily high 15.7 °C / 60 °F, days with heavy rain 3.2 days, average daily low 11.3 °C / 52 °F, wet days 10.4 days.
Against: relative humidity 79%.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 15.1 °C / 59 °F, precipitation 46 mm / 1.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 87%, average daily high 16.6 °C / 62 °F, days with heavy rain 1.2 days, wet days 7.8 days, average daily low 12.3 °C / 54 °F.
Against: relative humidity 77%.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 17.9 °C / 64 °F, average daily high 18.6 °C / 65 °F, precipitation 25 mm / 1 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 5.2 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 14 °C / 57 °F, relative humidity 76%.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 19.4 °C / 67 °F, average daily high 19.8 °C / 68 °F, precipitation 31 mm / 1.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 91%, wet days 5.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.7 days, average daily low 15.3 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 74%.
December · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 21.7 °C / 71 °F, average daily high 21.4 °C / 71 °F, precipitation 17 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 3.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 17 °C / 63 °F, relative humidity 75%.
Beach and swimming
Hot, dry and sunny. Penalises the monsoon hard.
- JJanuary: good
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: good
- AApril: neither
- MMay: neither
- JJune: neither
- JJuly: neither
- AAugust: neither
- SSeptember: neither
- OOctober: neither
- NNovember: neither
- DDecember: good
- Good
- December–March
Why these months
January · good
In its favour: precipitation 11 mm / 0.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 96%, wet days 2.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, feels like (high) 23.2 °C / 74 °F, average daily low 18.1 °C / 65 °F, wind (daily max) 30 km/h / 19 mph.
Against: average daily high 22.5 °C / 73 °F.
February · good
In its favour: precipitation 13 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 2.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, feels like (high) 23.2 °C / 74 °F, average daily low 18.1 °C / 65 °F, wind (daily max) 28 km/h / 18 mph.
Against: average daily high 22.6 °C / 73 °F.
March · good
In its favour: precipitation 21 mm / 0.8 in, share of daylight that is sunny 92%, days with heavy rain 0.3 days, wet days 4.2 days, average daily low 17 °C / 63 °F, wind (daily max) 27 km/h / 17 mph.
Against: average daily high 21.4 °C / 71 °F, feels like (high) 21.5 °C / 71 °F.
December · good
In its favour: precipitation 17 mm / 0.7 in, share of daylight that is sunny 93%, wet days 3.6 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, average daily low 17 °C / 63 °F, wind (daily max) 29 km/h / 18 mph.
Against: average daily high 21.4 °C / 71 °F, feels like (high) 21.7 °C / 71 °F.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is Cerro Castor, 6772 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 23.2 °C | 23.2 °C | 21.5 °C | 18.7 °C | 16.4 °C | 14.5 °C | 13.6 °C | 13.7 °C | 15.1 °C | 17.9 °C | 19.4 °C | 21.7 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 0.2 days | 0.2 days | 0.3 days | 0.9 days | 2.5 days | 4.3 days | 3.4 days | 3.2 days | 1.2 days | 0.5 days | 0.7 days | 0.5 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 5 am | 8 am | 10 pm | 4 am | 8 am | 5 am | 12 pm | 7 am | 8 am | 3 am | 7 am | 7 am |
| Sunshine per day | 13.5 h | 12.5 h | 11.3 h | 10.1 h | 8.8 h | 8.3 h | 8.8 h | 9.4 h | 10.4 h | 12.1 h | 12.6 h | 13.4 h |
| Relative humidity | 76% | 76% | 78% | 79% | 83% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 74% | 75% |
Sea temperature
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature 2022–2025 | 14.3 °C | 14.3 °C | 15.2 °C | 14.1 °C | 14 °C | 13.9 °C | 13.8 °C | 14.1 °C | 14.2 °C | 14.5 °C | 13.9 °C | 14.3 °C |
| Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–2025 | 15 °C | 14.8 °C | 15.7 °C | 14.5 °C | 14.2 °C | 14.1 °C | 14 °C | 14.3 °C | 14.5 °C | 15 °C | 14.4 °C | 14.9 °C |
- Very cold 10 °C or less
- Cold 10 to 15 °C
- Cool 15 to 20 °C
- Comfortable 20 to 25 °C
- Warm 25 to 28 °C
- Very warm over 28 °C
The words describe how the water feels to swim in. They are ours, not an official standard.
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 19.9 µg/m³ | 17.9 µg/m³ | 19.8 µg/m³ | 25.7 µg/m³ | 24.6 µg/m³ | 20.4 µg/m³ | 16.8 µg/m³ | 21.1 µg/m³ | 19.3 µg/m³ | 18.1 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ | 17.5 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 40.7 µg/m³ | 34.4 µg/m³ | 41.5 µg/m³ | 58 µg/m³ | 52.4 µg/m³ | 39.3 µg/m³ | 32.4 µg/m³ | 40.2 µg/m³ | 37.5 µg/m³ | 36.1 µg/m³ | 34.2 µg/m³ | 35.4 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.
World Heritage sites nearby
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 25 km, nearest first.
- Human Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites
13 km away
- Robben Island
16 km away
- Cape Floristic Kingdom
24 km away