Is it safe to be outside in Stellenbosch today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Stellenbosch right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 23° (feels like 23°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 6. Air quality is fair (European AQI 23). Fire danger is low (index 6).
High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Stellenbosch
- 23°now
- 23°feels like
- 13 km/hwind
- 54%humidity
- UV 6peak today
- AQI 23air
- FDI 6fire danger
Today in Stellenbosch
- UV & sun UV 6High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
- Fire danger FDI 6Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
- Air quality AQI 23Air is clean and easy to breathe today.
Next 7 days
- Fri13° / 24°UV 6
- Sat16° / 18°
- Sun16° / 26°
- Mon13° / 17°
- Tue12° / 15°
- Wed11° / 18°UV 7
- Thu10° / 20°
Weather in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch has a Mediterranean climate — wet, windy winters driven by cold fronts off the Atlantic, and warm, dry summers when the south-easter picks up and fire danger rises. Cradled by mountains in the winelands, Stellenbosch has hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.
Open the live Stellenbosch appHow Stellenbosch has changed
Roughly 130 hectares of land around Stellenbosch became built-up between 2017 and 2023. That is about 5% more built-up land than Stellenbosch had in 2017.
A hectare is about the size of a rugby field. We measure the same 10 km by 10 km square around every place we cover. How we measured this
Land cover: Impact Observatory, Esri and Microsoft, CC-BY-4.0. Derived from Copernicus Sentinel data.
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Common questions
Is it safe to be outside in Stellenbosch right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Stellenbosch right now: Heads up — High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way. It's about 23° (feels like 23°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 6. Air quality is fair (European AQI 23). Fire danger is low (index 6).
Will it rain in Stellenbosch today?
No rain is expected in Stellenbosch in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Stellenbosch today?
It's about 23° in Stellenbosch right now, feeling like 23°, with a high near 24° and a low near 13°.
Is the UV high in Stellenbosch today?
Today's UV in Stellenbosch peaks around 6 (high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Stellenbosch today?
Fire danger in Stellenbosch is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 6. The veld is not dangerously dry today. No active fire detections within 150 km of Stellenbosch in the last twelve hours, though satellites cannot see through thick cloud.
Overhead is a free guide built on live open weather data from Open-Meteo. It is advisory only — for official warnings and emergencies, follow the South African Weather Service.