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The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a City Marathon (42.2 km) held in Cape Town, South Africa, first held in its current form in 2007. Available distances include the marathon, a 10K, a 5K, and two trail runs of length 22 km and 12 km. The marathon is held on a fast and flat course, starting and finishing in Green Point, near the Cape Town Stadium.
The Cape Town Marathon is also the host of the South African marathon championships. The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2026 Cape Town Marathon?
The 2026 Cape Town Marathon will be held on Sunday May 24, 2026.
Is the Cape Town Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Cape Town Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
Cape Town Marathon Course Map
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Cape Town Marathon Weather History
Cape Town Marathon Weather Averages
Average Temp: 61°, Average Low: 52°, Average High: 70°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 59° | 60° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 67° |
| Feel | 54° | 59° | 60° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 68° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 5mph | 11mph | 13mph | 8mph | 15mph | 17mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 47° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 47° | 49° | 49° | 48° |
| RunScore |  | | |  | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2025
Oct 19, 2025
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 59°, High: 77°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  61° | 66° | 66° | 70° | 71° | 73° | 77° | 73° |
| Feel | 61° | 66° | 66° | 70° | 71° | 73° | 77° | 73° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 18mph | 6mph | 23mph | 22mph | 7mph | 18mph | 21mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 50° | 45° | 50° | 50° | 46° | 50° | 52° | 48° |
| RunScore |  |  |  | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2024
Oct 20, 2024
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 55°, High: 68°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 59° | 62° | 63° | 64° | 66° | 68° | 68° | 65° |
| Feel | 59° | 62° | 63° | 64° | 66° | 68° | 68° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 18mph | 0mph | 26mph | 25mph | 4mph | 24mph | 27mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 45° | 43° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 49° | 52° | 48° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2023
Oct 15, 2023
Clearing in the afternoon.
Low: 59°, High: 80°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 61° |  66° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 77° | 79° | 76° |
| Feel | 61° | 66° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 77° | 79° | 76° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 8mph | 13mph | 8mph | 6mph | 6mph | 14mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 52° | 49° | 53° | 54° | 48° | 52° | 52° | 44° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2022
Oct 15, 2022
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 59°, High: 72°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 63° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 68° | 68° | 66° | 69° |
| Feel | 63° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 68° | 68° | 66° | 69° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 16mph | 11mph | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph | 15mph | 13mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 54° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 50° | 57° | 57° | 50° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2021
Oct 16, 2021
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 54°, High: 61°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 54° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 57° | 61° |  57° |
| Feel | 54° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 57° | 61° | 57° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | light |
| Wind | 8mph | 8mph | 15mph | 20mph | 10mph | 15mph | 22mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 43° | 40° | 45° | 45° | 46° | 50° | 50° | 49° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2020
Oct 18, 2020
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 70°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 58° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 68° | 68° | 63° |
| Feel | 55° | 58° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 68° | 68° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 1mph | 2mph | 3mph | 6mph | 3mph | 6mph | 11mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 52° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 53° | 48° | 50° | 53° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2019
Sep 15, 2019
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 54°, High: 70°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 62° | 68° | 64° | 65° |
| Feel | 55° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 62° | 68° | 64° | 65° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 5mph | 15mph | 17mph | 8mph | 18mph | 18mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 43° | 49° | 48° | 52° | 52° | 46° | 50° | 52° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2018
Sep 22, 2018
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 50°, High: 68°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 54° | 56° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 66° | 66° | 68° |
| Feel | 54° | 56° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 66° | 66° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 4mph | 10mph | 17mph | 6mph | 16mph | 18mph | 5mph |
| Dew | 46° | 45° | 45° | 46° | 44° | 48° | 48° | 45° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2017
Sep 17, 2017
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 75°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 52° | 63° | 63° | 68° | 74° | 73° | 73° | 75° |
| Feel | 52° | 63° | 63° | 68° | 74° | 73° | 73° | 75° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 2mph | 0mph | 2mph | 1mph | 3mph | 7mph | 7mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 48° | 47° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 48° | 47° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2016
Sep 8, 2016
Partly cloudy throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 48°, High: 64°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 48° | 53° | 57° | 61° | 56° | 63° | 63° | 57° |
| Feel | 45° | 53° | 57° | 61° | 56° | 63° | 63° | 57° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 0mph | 7mph | 13mph | 6mph | 24mph | 24mph | 6mph |
| Dew | 46° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 51° | 52° | 52° | 51° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2015
Sep 20, 2015
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 52°, High: 83°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 61° | 64° | 68° | 73° | 75° | 81° | 83° |
| Feel | 55° | 61° | 64° | 68° | 73° | 75° | 80° | 81° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 3mph | 2mph | 5mph | 2mph | 5mph | 16mph | 3mph |
| Dew | 48° | 48° | 48° | 52° | 37° | 46° | 48° | 46° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2014
Sep 21, 2014
Clear conditions throughout the day.
Low: 53°, High: 77°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 60° | 57° | 59° | 64° | 71° | 72° | 73° | 72° |
| Feel | 60° | 57° | 59° | 64° | 71° | 72° | 73° | 72° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 22mph | 9mph | 5mph | 8mph | 3mph | 9mph | 8mph | 10mph |
| Dew | 54° | 46° | 46° | 48° | 46° | 46° | 46° | 49° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2013
Sep 13, 2013
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 45°, High: 61°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 48° | 52° | 52° | 55° | 56° | 57° | 59° | 58° |
| Feel | 44° | 52° | 52° | 55° | 56° | 57° | 59° | 58° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 5mph | 13mph | 20mph | 18mph | 23mph | 24mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 41° | 44° | 39° | 41° | 42° | 39° | 39° | 42° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2012
Sep 23, 2012
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 48°, High: 59°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 50° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 55° | 57° | 57° |
| Feel | 50° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 55° | 57° | 57° |
| Rain | - | light | - | - | - | - | - | light |
| Wind | 16mph | 10mph | 18mph | 16mph | 22mph | 20mph | 22mph | 9mph |
| Dew | 41° | 47° | 46° | 48° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 55° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2011
Sep 25, 2011
Clear conditions throughout the day with late afternoon rain.
Low: 46°, High: 82°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 48° | 56° | 64° | 72° | 78° | 81° | 82° | 75° |
| Feel | 48° | 56° | 64° | 72° | 78° | 80° | 81° | 75° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 3mph | 2mph | 5mph | 3mph | 6mph | 8mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 46° | 54° | 57° | 54° | 50° | 50° | 45° | 50° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2010
Sep 26, 2010
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 49°, High: 61°, Light Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 56° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 57° | 60° |
| Feel | 56° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 57° | 60° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | light |
| Wind | 5mph | 4mph | 10mph | 13mph | 16mph | 20mph | 15mph | 12mph |
| Dew | 48° | 49° | 50° | 48° | 48° | 52° | 54° | 54° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |
Cape Town Marathon 2009
Sep 27, 2009
Partly cloudy throughout the day with rain.
Low: 47°, High: 63°, Moderate Rain
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 54° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 61° |
| Feel | 54° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 61° |
| Rain | - | moderate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 11mph | 11mph | 17mph | 18mph | 20mph | 18mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 45° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 39° | 41° | 39° | 39° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | | |