Cape Town, South Africa · October 2026

Daylight in Cape Town in October 2026

Average daylight
12h 55m
Longest day · 31st
13h 25m
Shortest day · 1st
12h 24m

Day by day

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
↑06:24
↓18:49
12h 24m
2
↑06:23
↓18:50
12h 26m
3
↑06:22
↓18:51
12h 28m
4
↑06:20
↓18:51
12h 31m
5
↑06:19
↓18:52
12h 33m
6
↑06:18
↓18:53
12h 35m
7
↑06:16
↓18:54
12h 37m
8
↑06:15
↓18:54
12h 39m
9
↑06:14
↓18:55
12h 41m
10
↑06:12
↓18:56
12h 43m
11
↑06:11
↓18:57
12h 45m
12
↑06:10
↓18:57
12h 47m
13
↑06:08
↓18:58
12h 49m
14
↑06:07
↓18:59
12h 51m
15
↑06:06
↓19:00
12h 53m
16
↑06:05
↓19:01
12h 56m
17
↑06:03
↓19:01
12h 58m
18
↑06:02
↓19:02
13h 0m
19
↑06:01
↓19:03
13h 2m
20
↑06:00
↓19:04
13h 4m
21
↑05:59
↓19:05
13h 6m
22
↑05:57
↓19:06
13h 8m
23
↑05:56
↓19:06
13h 10m
24
↑05:55
↓19:07
13h 12m
25
↑05:54
↓19:08
13h 14m
26
↑05:53
↓19:09
13h 16m
27
↑05:52
↓19:10
13h 18m
28
↑05:51
↓19:11
13h 20m
29
↑05:50
↓19:12
13h 22m
30
↑05:49
↓19:13
13h 23m
31
↑05:48
↓19:14
13h 25m
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Sunrise, sunset and daylight in Cape Town during October

In Cape Town, South Africa, daylight in October 2026 averages 12h 55m per day. The month opens with sunrise at 06:24 and sunset at 18:49; it closes with sunrise at 05:48 and sunset at 19:14.

Across the month the days are lengthening — the longest falls on the 31st with 13h 25m of daylight, while the shortest is the 1st at 12h 24m. 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 October 2026 averages 12h 55m per day, ranging from 12h 24m on the shortest day (the 1st) to 13h 25m on the longest day (the 31st).