Highest temperature in Cape Town on August 16?
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 16°C on August 16?1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 17°C on August 16?19¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 18°C on August 16?33¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 19°C on August 16?37¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 20°C on August 16?7¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 21°C on August 16?1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 22°C on August 16?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 23°C or higher on August 16?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 13°C or below on August 16?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 14°C on August 16?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 15°C on August 16?<1¢
This market will resolve based on the highest temperature recorded in the 'Daily Observations' table on Weather Underground, not the figure displayed in the 'Day High & Low' summary section; in the event of any discrepancy between the two, the Daily Observations table shall be the primary resolution source not the Day High & Low section. This market will resolve to the temperature range that contains the highest temperature recorded at the Cape Town International Airport Station in degrees Celsius on 16 Aug '26. The resolution source for this market will be information from Wunderground, specifically the highest temperature recorded for all times on this day for the Cape Town International Airport Station, available here: https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/za/matroosfontein/FACT. To toggle between Fahrenheit and Celsius, click the gear icon next to the search bar and switch the Temperature setting between °F and °C. This market can not resolve until the first data point for the following date has been published on the resolution source. The resolution source for this market measures temperatures to whole degrees Celsius (eg, 9°C). Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market. Revisions to temperatures recorded within this market's timeframe will be considered until the first datapoint for the following date has been published, after which any alterations will not be considered.
Recent South African Weather Service outlooks for 16 August 2026 describe fine, partly cloudy conditions across the Western Cape with light to moderate easterly to south-easterly winds, supporting daytime maxima near the long-term August average of 17 °C. Trader consensus clusters on 18–19 °C because these values align with ensemble model guidance that incorporates current high-pressure ridging and limited cloud cover, which modestly enhance solar heating relative to climatology. Differentiation between 18 °C and 19 °C hinges on small uncertainties in boundary-layer mixing, exact wind speed, and any late-day marine-layer influence from the cold Benguela Current; official forecasts show low probability of a passing trough or increased stratus that would cap the maximum closer to 17 °C or allow brief warming to 20 °C. Updated model runs and the next SAWS briefing are the key near-term catalysts.