Cape Town city facts

• Cape Town has a cannon called the Noon Day Gun, which is fired every day except Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
  

  

• It usually rains 101 days per year in Cape Town.
  

  

• In the mood for a pint? A half liter of beer in Cape Town costs about 12 ZAR.
  

  

• About 3.1m people live in Cape Town. It’s the number 97 most populous city in the world.
  

  

• The geographical area of Cape Town is 686 sq km, ranked number 123 largest in the world.
  

  

• The average daytime temperature in Cape Town is 21°C in January and 12°C in July.
  

  

• Thirsty? A 0.33 liter of bottled water in Cape Town will cost you 7.50 ZAR.
  

  

• Previous
• Next