Highest temperature in Cape Town on August 17?
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 18°C on August 17?26¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 19°C on August 17?41¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 20°C on August 17?16¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 21°C on August 17?6¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 22°C on August 17?2¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 23°C on August 17?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 24°C or higher on August 17?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 14°C or below on August 17?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 15°C on August 17?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 16°C on August 17?<1¢
- Will the highest temperature in Cape Town be 17°C on August 17?10¢
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 17 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.
Current forecasts from the South African Weather Service and models including AccuWeather and YR.no point to a daytime maximum of 18–19°C for Cape Town on August 17, supported by moderate northerly winds under a high-pressure ridge that favors modest daytime warming without significant cloud cover or precipitation. This aligns with late-winter climatology, where the monthly average high sits near 17°C, moderated by cool surrounding sea-surface temperatures around 16°C and typical light-to-moderate winds. Trader consensus clusters tightly around these values because recent model runs show low uncertainty and no incoming cold fronts or heat advection to shift outcomes outside the 17–20°C range, while historical variability in August maxima rarely exceeds ±2–3°C from the mean under similar synoptic patterns.