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<script src="https://www.waterdashboard.co.za/widget.js" data-variant="level" async></script>The dams started 2026 at 70% full and were at 73% on 5 November 2026. They were lowest at 45% on 20 April 2026 and highest at 79% on 27 July 2026.
The 8th lowest yearly low of the 27 years since 2000.
Winter rain was 102% of average.
Winter rain is April to September in central Cape Town (Open-Meteo), against the average winter since 2000.
The average combined level in each month.
| Month | Average level |
|---|---|
| January | 66% |
| February | 58% |
| March | 52% |
| April | 46% |
| May | 60% |
| June | 73% |
| July | 78% |
| August | 78% |
| September | 76% |
| October | 74% |
| November | 73% |
| December | - |
Combined storage of the six big dams, by date. Normal is the middle half of the years before it.
| Date | 2026 | 2025 | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 70% | 90% | 70% to 90% |
| 15 Jan | 66% | 85% | 64% to 87% |
| 1 Feb | - | 81% | 59% to 83% |
| 15 Feb | - | 77% | 57% to 80% |
| 1 Mar | - | 72% | 53% to 76% |
| 15 Mar | - | 68% | 50% to 73% |
| 1 Apr | - | 65% | 45% to 69% |
| 15 Apr | - | 63% | 42% to 66% |
| 1 May | - | 60% | 41% to 63% |
| 15 May | - | 60% | 42% to 63% |
| 1 Jun | 72% | 60% | 46% to 65% |
| 15 Jun | - | 65% | 49% to 75% |
| 1 Jul | - | 73% | 53% to 82% |
| 15 Jul | - | 83% | 55% to 87% |
| 1 Aug | - | 85% | 67% to 96% |
| 15 Aug | - | 90% | 71% to 100% |
| 1 Sep | - | 93% | 81% to 101% |
| 15 Sep | - | 92% | 82% to 101% |
| 1 Oct | 76% | 92% | 82% to 101% |
| 15 Oct | - | 91% | 81% to 100% |
| 1 Nov | - | 87% | 81% to 100% |
| 15 Nov | - | 84% | 78% to 99% |
| 1 Dec | - | 80% | 75% to 97% |
| 15 Dec | - | 75% | 73% to 95% |
Source: City of Cape Town. History from City open data (2000 to January 2026).