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Best time to visit Paarl

October is the best time to visit Paarl for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 94/100
The least cloud February 20 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 17 mm
Warmth February 31 °C
Cooler weather July 18 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 94 23 °C 6
2 April 93 25 °C 6
3 November 92 26 °C 6
4 May 90 21 °C 8
5 September 85 20 °C 8
6 December 85 29 °C 5
7 March 84 29 °C 4
8 January 78 31 °C 3
9 February 78 31 °C 3
10 June 75 18 °C 11
11 August 75 18 °C 10
12 July 74 18 °C 10

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 18 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.9 °C 21 mm 21 %
February 31.2 °C 17 mm 20 %
March 29.3 °C 20 mm 27 %
April 25.4 °C 59 mm 39 %
May 21.4 °C 101 mm 49 %
June 17.9 °C 155 mm 50 %
July 17.5 °C 130 mm 45 %
August 17.8 °C 113 mm 49 %
September 19.9 °C 78 mm 51 %
October 23.3 °C 49 mm 43 %
November 25.7 °C 45 mm 38 %
December 28.9 °C 27 mm 30 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.