Why is Joburg colder than Cape Town?

In Cape Town, a mediterranean climate prevails. So, being winter, it rains constantly. Jhb is on higher ground, and away from the coast. It is usually very cold over there.

How cold does Johannesburg get?

In Johannesburg, the summers are long, warm, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, cold, dry, and clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 78°F and is rarely below 30°F or above 85°F.

Why is Cape Town so cold?

The weather in Cape Town is influenced by two currents: the warm Agulhas current from the Indian Ocean side and the cold Benguela current on the Atlantic side. That’s what winters are like in Cape Town. Sometimes windy and rainy, mostly soft and breezy.

Which part of South Africa has the coldest winters?

Northern Cape town
The coldest place in South Africa is the Northern Cape town of Sutherland, in the western Roggeveld Mountains. Here midwinter temperatures can drop to -15°C (5°F). The Western Cape gets all of its rain in winter. The winter weather in Cape Town is always cold, wet and unpleasantly windy.

Is it winter in South Africa right now?

Autumn or fall in South Africa is April to May. It is generally warm and dry with days getting shorter and the temperature cooling as it gets closer to winter. Winter in South Africa is June to August.

Which is the coldest city in South Africa?

Sutherland
Climate. Sutherland is the coldest town in South Africa, although the farm Buffelsfontein near Molteno holds the official lowest temperature record in Continental South Africa, of −20.1 °C (−4 °F).

What is the warmest month in Cape Town?

January
What do the climate charts say about the temperatures in Cape Town during summer? The average temperature during summer is 23 degrees. The warmest months are January and February with a maximum temperature of roughly 25 degree.

What season is it in Cape Town right now?

The summer season in Cape Town starts and ends the year (December – mid-March). The mornings usually start around 17°C, eventually heating up to the high twenties or low thirties. Summer is a popular time to be in the Mother City and the best time to visit Cape Town for beach weather.