How full are Cape Town's dams?
16 points lower than this time last year.
74.0% · Healthy levelCity reading 19/10/2026Down 0.9 points on last week.
More visualsCombined storage of the six big dams, by date.
| 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).