Cape Town has a Mediterranean climate.

Summer
Cape Town has a fairly long summer stretching from late October to early April with temperatures ranging between the mid twenties and mid thirties.
The days are long, allowing more time for daytime activities before settling down for a sundowner around 8:30pm.

During the summer months, the South Easter wind blows fairly often, sometimes reaching gale force speeds, known as the "Cape Doctor". It is rare for a gale force wind to blow for more than three consecutive days without a rest.
In February and March the wind blows less frequently making way for calm and hot days.

Autumn
Summer and autumn seem to overlap in the Cape.
From April, the days start to get shorter and the evenings cooler. The days are sunny and it is not unusual to experience temperatures in the mid to high twenties.

Winter
Winter is the rainy season. The temperatures range between 14ºC and 22ºC during the day and seldom fall below 7ºC in the evening.
From June through to September, the days are short and the nights long. During this period, the gusty North Wester wind brings cold fronts in from the Atlantic.

Spring
The first hint of Spring is usually witnessed in late August. September is an unpredictable month, sometimes the South Easter starts to blow or the North Wester continues to blow. October and November offer moderate temperatures with warm days and mild nights.

The highlights of Spring in the Cape are the West Coast wild flowers that create a multi coloured carpet affect across the open fields from mid/late August extending into September.