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Race Overview
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon is a marathon (42.2 km) held in Cape Town, South Africa, first run in its current form in 2007. It also offers a 10K, a 5K, and trail runs. Held each October through 2024, the race moved to a May date starting in 2026 to avoid the region's spring winds and to pursue Abbott World Marathon Majors status. A scheduled October 2025 running was cancelled about 90 minutes before the start after overnight winds damaged race infrastructure. The marathon becomes Africa's first Abbott World Marathon Major at its 23 May 2027 edition. The course has been revised in recent years to a flatter, faster route and starts and finishes in Green Point, near Cape Town Stadium. The race also hosts the South African marathon championships and is a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race.
WikipediaFAQ
When is the 2027 Cape Town Marathon?
The 2027 Cape Town Marathon will be held on Sunday May 23, 2027.
Is the Cape Town Marathon a Boston Marathon Qualfier?
Yes, the Cape Town Marathon is an official Boston Marathon qualifier.
What is the time limit for the Cape Town Marathon?
The time limit for the Cape Town Marathon is 6.5 hours.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 59° | 60° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 68° |
| Feel | 55° | 59° | 60° | 63° | 65° | 67° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 9mph | 5mph | 10mph | 12mph | 8mph | 14mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 48° | 48° | 49° | 50° | 48° | 49° | 50° |
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Cape Town Marathon 2026
May 24, 2026
Partly cloudy throughout the day.
Low: 57°, High: 66°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  57° |  59° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 64° | 66° |
| Feel | 57° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 64° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 7mph | 5mph | 6mph | 7mph | 10mph | 9mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 57° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 55° | 55° | 55° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp |  61° | 66° | 66° | 70° | 71° | 73° | 77° |
| Feel | 61° | 66° | 66° | 70° | 71° | 73° | 77° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 18mph | 6mph | 23mph | 22mph | 7mph | 18mph | 21mph |
| Dew | 50° | 45° | 50° | 50° | 46° | 50° | 52° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 59° | 62° | 63° | 64° | 66° | 68° | 68° |
| Feel | 59° | 62° | 63° | 64° | 66° | 68° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 18mph | 0mph | 26mph | 25mph | 4mph | 24mph | 27mph |
| Dew | 45° | 43° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 49° | 52° |
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Cape Town Marathon 2023
Oct 15, 2023
Clearing in the afternoon.
Low: 59°, High: 80°
| Time | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 61° | 66° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 77° | 79° |
| Feel | 61° | 66° | 68° | 72° | 74° | 77° | 79° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 8mph | 13mph | 8mph | 6mph | 6mph | 14mph |
| Dew | 52° | 49° | 53° | 54° | 48° | 52° | 52° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 63° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 68° | 68° | 66° |
| Feel | 63° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 68° | 68° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 16mph | 11mph | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph | 15mph | 13mph |
| Dew | 54° | 52° | 54° | 54° | 50° | 57° | 57° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 54° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 57° | 61° |
| Feel | 54° | 57° | 57° | 57° | 58° | 57° | 61° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 8mph | 15mph | 20mph | 10mph | 15mph | 22mph |
| Dew | 43° | 40° | 45° | 45° | 46° | 50° | 50° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 58° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 68° | 68° |
| Feel | 55° | 58° | 63° | 63° | 64° | 68° | 68° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 1mph | 2mph | 3mph | 6mph | 3mph | 6mph | 11mph |
| Dew | 52° | 52° | 54° | 52° | 53° | 48° | 50° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 62° | 68° | 64° |
| Feel | 55° | 58° | 59° | 61° | 62° | 68° | 64° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 5mph | 15mph | 17mph | 8mph | 18mph | 18mph |
| Dew | 43° | 49° | 48° | 52° | 52° | 46° | 50° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 54° | 56° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 66° | 66° |
| Feel | 54° | 56° | 59° | 61° | 63° | 66° | 66° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 4mph | 10mph | 17mph | 6mph | 16mph | 18mph |
| Dew | 46° | 45° | 45° | 46° | 44° | 48° | 48° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 52° | 63° | 63° | 68° | 74° | 73° | 73° |
| Feel | 52° | 63° | 63° | 68° | 74° | 73° | 73° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 2mph | 0mph | 2mph | 1mph | 3mph | 7mph | 7mph |
| Dew | 48° | 47° | 52° | 52° | 50° | 50° | 48° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 48° | 53° | 57° | 61° | 56° | 63° | 63° |
| Feel | 45° | 53° | 57° | 61° | 56° | 63° | 63° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 0mph | 7mph | 13mph | 6mph | 24mph | 24mph |
| Dew | 46° | 49° | 52° | 54° | 51° | 52° | 52° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 55° | 61° | 64° | 68° | 73° | 75° | 81° |
| Feel | 55° | 61° | 64° | 68° | 73° | 75° | 80° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 3mph | 2mph | 5mph | 2mph | 5mph | 16mph |
| Dew | 48° | 48° | 48° | 52° | 37° | 46° | 48° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 60° | 57° | 59° | 64° | 71° | 72° | 73° |
| Feel | 60° | 57° | 59° | 64° | 71° | 72° | 73° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 22mph | 9mph | 5mph | 8mph | 3mph | 9mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 54° | 46° | 46° | 48° | 46° | 46° | 46° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 48° | 52° | 52° | 55° | 56° | 57° | 59° |
| Feel | 44° | 52° | 52° | 55° | 56° | 57° | 59° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 10mph | 5mph | 13mph | 20mph | 18mph | 23mph | 24mph |
| Dew | 41° | 44° | 39° | 41° | 42° | 39° | 39° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 50° |  54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 55° | 57° |
| Feel | 50° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 54° | 55° | 57° |
| Rain | - | light | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 16mph | 10mph | 18mph | 16mph | 22mph | 20mph | 22mph |
| Dew | 41° | 47° | 46° | 48° | 52° | 54° | 54° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 48° | 56° | 64° | 72° | 78° | 81° | 82° |
| Feel | 48° | 56° | 64° | 72° | 78° | 80° | 81° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 0mph | 3mph | 2mph | 5mph | 3mph | 6mph | 8mph |
| Dew | 46° | 54° | 57° | 54° | 50° | 50° | 45° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 56° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 57° |
| Feel | 56° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 61° | 59° | 57° |
| Rain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 5mph | 4mph | 10mph | 13mph | 16mph | 20mph | 15mph |
| Dew | 48° | 49° | 50° | 48° | 48° | 52° | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp | 54° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° |
| Feel | 54° | 54° | 56° | 59° | 59° | 61° | 63° |
| Rain | - | moderate | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind | 8mph | 11mph | 11mph | 17mph | 18mph | 20mph | 18mph |
| Dew | 45° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 39° | 41° | 39° |
| RunScore | | | | | | | |