Cape Town, South Africa · August 2026

Daylight in Cape Town in August 2026

Average daylight
10h 52m
Longest day · 31st
11h 20m
Shortest day · 1st
10h 27m

Day by day

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
↑07:40
↓18:07
10h 27m
2
↑07:39
↓18:08
10h 28m
3
↑07:38
↓18:08
10h 30m
4
↑07:37
↓18:09
10h 31m
5
↑07:36
↓18:10
10h 33m
6
↑07:35
↓18:11
10h 35m
7
↑07:35
↓18:11
10h 36m
8
↑07:34
↓18:12
10h 38m
9
↑07:33
↓18:13
10h 40m
10
↑07:32
↓18:13
10h 41m
11
↑07:31
↓18:14
10h 43m
12
↑07:30
↓18:15
10h 45m
13
↑07:29
↓18:16
10h 46m
14
↑07:28
↓18:16
10h 48m
15
↑07:27
↓18:17
10h 50m
16
↑07:25
↓18:18
10h 52m
17
↑07:24
↓18:18
10h 54m
18
↑07:23
↓18:19
10h 55m
19
↑07:22
↓18:20
10h 57m
20
↑07:21
↓18:21
10h 59m
21
↑07:20
↓18:21
11h 1m
22
↑07:19
↓18:22
11h 3m
23
↑07:17
↓18:23
11h 5m
24
↑07:16
↓18:23
11h 7m
25
↑07:15
↓18:24
11h 9m
26
↑07:14
↓18:25
11h 11m
27
↑07:12
↓18:25
11h 12m
28
↑07:11
↓18:26
11h 14m
29
↑07:10
↓18:27
11h 16m
30
↑07:09
↓18:27
11h 18m
31
↑07:07
↓18:28
11h 20m
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Sunrise, sunset and daylight in Cape Town during August

In Cape Town, South Africa, daylight in August 2026 averages 10h 52m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 07:40 and sunset at 18:07; it closes with sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 18:28.

Across the month the days are lengthening — the longest falls on the 31st with 11h 20m of daylight, while the shortest is the 1st at 10h 27m. The calendar above lists the exact sunrise, sunset and daylight length for every day.

All times are shown in Cape Town's local timezone (Africa/Johannesburg). For a real-time view of the current sun position, see the Cape Town page.

  • Daylight in Cape Town in August 2026 averages 10h 52m per day, ranging from 10h 27m on the shortest day (the 1st) to 11h 20m on the longest day (the 31st).