South Africa weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in South Africa is expected to be 21°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for South Africa (Cape Town) for more weather parameters.

• Sunday
  17th May
  21
  13
  
  7
  3
• Monday
  18th May
  22
  16
  
  2
  3
• Tuesday
  19th May
  21
  17
  
  5
  3
• Wednesday
  20th May
  22
  16
  
  9
  2
• Thursday
  21st May
  19
  15
  
  7
  2

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 17th May 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for South Africa (Cape Town) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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Below are temperatures expected today at popular countries, regions and places in South Africa. Select a destination to see the detailed weather forecast for today, tomorrow and the outlook for the next five days.

• 25
  Kruger National Park
• 24
  Port Elizabeth
• 23
  Durban
• 22
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• 21
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South Africa weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for South Africa for the next 5 days. The forecasts shown are for Cape Town and may not represent the whole of South Africa. Browse more destinations in South Africa to view more weather forecasts.

South Africa weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south.

• 21
  °C maximum temperature
• 13
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 7
  hours of sunshine
• 3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 21
  °C wind chill
• 19
  kph wind from S

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South Africa weather for Monday 18th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-east.

• 22
  °C maximum temperature
• 16
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 2
  hours of sunshine
• 3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 22
  °C wind chill
• 22
  kph wind from SE

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South Africa weather for Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 21°C, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.

• 21
  °C maximum temperature
• 17
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  broken clouds
• 5
  hours of sunshine
• 3
  UV index (Moderate)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 20
  kph wind from SE

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South Africa weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 22°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

• 22
  °C maximum temperature
• 16
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 9
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 0
  no heat & humidity
• 14
  kph wind from SE

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South Africa weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in South Africa with a maximum temperature of 19°C, maximum UV of 2 (Low) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 6 kph from the west.

• 19
  °C maximum temperature
• 15
  °C minimum temperature
• 
  scattered clouds
• 7
  hours of sunshine
• 2
  UV index (Low)
• 0
  mm of rainfall expected
• 19
  °C wind chill
• 6
  kph wind from W

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