Cape Town shares the same weather as the Mediterranean, it is fairly mild and temperate. South Africa enjoys one of the world's highest average daily hours of sunshine: 8.5 compared with 3.8 in London, 6.4 in Rome and 6.9 in New York.
Cape Town receives its rain in the winter months of May, June and July. Cape Town enjoys an average summer temperature of 20 degrees and an average winter temperature of 13 degrees Celsius.
Summer months: November to March Winter Months: March to November
Spring: September to October Autumn: April to May
Cape Town experiences wet winters and warm dry summers during which little rain normally falls. It is during the summer droughts from November to March that the "Cape Doctor" blows - a howling southeaster that can sometimes reach speeds of 120 kilometres per hour. This wind drives warm, moisture-laden air in from the sea which, when driven over Table Mountain, cools and condenses into cloud to form the famous "tablecloth". This is of immense importance not only to the ecology of Table Mountain, but has also shaped the history of human settlement.
