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Cape Town is a winter rainfall region

Unlike the rest of the country, the Cape Town area, and the entire Western Cape, is a winter rainfall region. Being in the Southern Hemisphere, the South African winter stretches from about mid-May to mid-September. During this winter period, the rainfall significantly increases with storms lasting up to several days with anything from mild sprinkles to torrential downpours. That said, should your visit coincide with winter, bring along your rain gear.

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Travel Guides & Interesting Places in Cape Town

Camps Bay

Camps Bay is another famous and popular Cape Town beach. The Camps Bay promenade behind the beach is lined with restaurants and cafés making it ideal to grab a bite to ...

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Cape Point

Cape Point is part of the Table Mountain National Park and includes the famous Cape of Good ...

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Cape Town

The inner city of Cape Town is full of interesting architecture, museums, cafés, markets, great shopping and plenty of different people for a full days' worth of ...

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Clifton Beach

Clifton Beach is where people want to be seen. It's the hot spot in Cape Town for those wanting to enjoy a bit of sun, sea and sand while showing off their designer shades, ...

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Kirstenbosch Gardens

The beautiful and well-renowned Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens lie on the slopes of Table Mountain in the southern ...

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Robben Island

The former prison and UN World Heritage site lies about 7 kilometres offshore from Cape Town in Table Bay's Atlantic Ocean waters. The island is most famous for its history as ...

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Table Mountain

Majestic Table Mountain, standing at 1085 metres, is probably the landmark best associated with Cape Town. The huge mountain overlooks the city, the west coast and continues ...

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V&A Waterfront

The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is a busy and popular harbour front area of shops,restaurants, bars, cafés, movie theatres, sophisticated accommodation and lively ...

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