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Cape Town vs Watsonville Climate

63%match

Cape Town and Watsonville are a 63% climate match. Compared with Cape Town, Watsonville has a third of the summer rain, 7°F (4°C) colder winter nights and less sun.

Cape Town gets 23 in (592 mm) of rain a year and Watsonville 22 in (560 mm). Cape Town's warmest month is February, at 78°F (26°C); Watsonville's is September, at 76°F (24°C).

Watsonville is in the Northern Hemisphere, so its seasons are flipped: Cape Town's July is most like Watsonville's January.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Cape Town
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJFMAMJJASOND
Watsonville

Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.

Month by month

Highs and lows (°F)

Cape TownWatsonville (6 months later)solid = high, dashed = low

40°60°80°JFMAMJJASONDCape Town Jan: 78°Cape Town Feb: 78°Cape Town Mar: 76°Cape Town Apr: 72°Cape Town May: 68°Cape Town Jun: 64°Cape Town Jul: 63°Cape Town Aug: 64°Cape Town Sep: 66°Cape Town Oct: 70°Cape Town Nov: 73°Cape Town Dec: 76°Cape Town Jan: 61°Cape Town Feb: 61°Cape Town Mar: 59°Cape Town Apr: 55°Cape Town May: 52°Cape Town Jun: 49°Cape Town Jul: 48°Cape Town Aug: 48°Cape Town Sep: 51°Cape Town Oct: 54°Cape Town Nov: 56°Cape Town Dec: 59°Watsonville (6 months later) Jan: 73°Watsonville (6 months later) Feb: 74°Watsonville (6 months later) Mar: 76°Watsonville (6 months later) Apr: 74°Watsonville (6 months later) May: 68°Watsonville (6 months later) Jun: 62°Watsonville (6 months later) Jul: 62°Watsonville (6 months later) Aug: 63°Watsonville (6 months later) Sep: 66°Watsonville (6 months later) Oct: 69°Watsonville (6 months later) Nov: 71°Watsonville (6 months later) Dec: 73°Watsonville (6 months later) Jan: 53°Watsonville (6 months later) Feb: 53°Watsonville (6 months later) Mar: 52°Watsonville (6 months later) Apr: 48°Watsonville (6 months later) May: 44°Watsonville (6 months later) Jun: 40°Watsonville (6 months later) Jul: 41°Watsonville (6 months later) Aug: 43°Watsonville (6 months later) Sep: 45°Watsonville (6 months later) Oct: 46°Watsonville (6 months later) Nov: 49°Watsonville (6 months later) Dec: 52°

Rain (in per month)

Cape TownWatsonville (6 months later)

0246JFMAMJJASONDCape Town Jan: 0.7Cape Town Feb: 0.6Cape Town Mar: 0.7Cape Town Apr: 1.8Cape Town May: 3.1Cape Town Jun: 4.0Cape Town Jul: 3.8Cape Town Aug: 3.8Cape Town Sep: 2.0Cape Town Oct: 1.3Cape Town Nov: 1.1Cape Town Dec: 0.6Watsonville (6 months later) Jan: 0.2Watsonville (6 months later) Feb: 0.0Watsonville (6 months later) Mar: 0.1Watsonville (6 months later) Apr: 1.1Watsonville (6 months later) May: 2.4Watsonville (6 months later) Jun: 4.3Watsonville (6 months later) Jul: 4.6Watsonville (6 months later) Aug: 3.9Watsonville (6 months later) Sep: 3.1Watsonville (6 months later) Oct: 1.7Watsonville (6 months later) Nov: 0.5Watsonville (6 months later) Dec: 0.2

Monthly averages

Average monthly highs, lows and rain in Cape Town and Watsonville
MonthHighLowRain
Cape TownWatsonvilleCape TownWatsonvilleCape TownWatsonville
Jan78°F(25°C)62°F(16°C)61°F(16°C)41°F(5°C)0.7 in(17 mm)4.6 in(116 mm)
Feb78°F(26°C)63°F(17°C)61°F(16°C)43°F(6°C)0.6 in(15 mm)3.9 in(99 mm)
Mar76°F(25°C)66°F(19°C)59°F(15°C)45°F(7°C)0.7 in(17 mm)3.1 in(80 mm)
Apr72°F(22°C)69°F(20°C)55°F(13°C)46°F(8°C)1.8 in(45 mm)1.7 in(43 mm)
May67°F(20°C)71°F(22°C)52°F(11°C)49°F(9°C)3.1 in(78 mm)0.5 in(12 mm)
Jun64°F(18°C)73°F(23°C)49°F(9°C)52°F(11°C)4.0 in(102 mm)0.2 in(4 mm)
Jul63°F(17°C)73°F(23°C)48°F(9°C)53°F(11°C)3.8 in(97 mm)0.2 in(4 mm)
Aug64°F(18°C)74°F(23°C)48°F(9°C)53°F(12°C)3.8 in(96 mm)0.0 in(1 mm)
Sep66°F(19°C)76°F(24°C)51°F(10°C)52°F(11°C)2.0 in(50 mm)0.1 in(3 mm)
Oct70°F(21°C)74°F(23°C)54°F(12°C)48°F(9°C)1.3 in(32 mm)1.1 in(27 mm)
Nov73°F(23°C)68°F(20°C)56°F(14°C)44°F(7°C)1.1 in(27 mm)2.4 in(62 mm)
Dec76°F(24°C)62°F(17°C)59°F(15°C)40°F(5°C)0.6 in(16 mm)4.3 in(109 mm)

1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.

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