Cape Town vs Oslo: which is better, month by month

Cape Town beats Oslo in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (91 vs 36) — while Oslo wins June to August; they are within 3 points in May.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Cape Town vs Oslo — all 12 months

Month	Cape Town	Oslo	Winner	Gap
January	86Ahot, dry	33Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Cape Town	53
February	88Ahot, dry	43Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Cape Town	45
March	90Swarm, dry	61Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Cape Town	29
April	93Snice, dry	76Bcold, a little rain, clean air	Cape Town	17
May	85Anice, a little rain, muggy air	83Anice, a little rain, clean air	Tie	2
June	76Bnice, rainy, muggy air	90Snice, rainy, clean air	Oslo	14
July	75Bnice, rainy, muggy air	94Swarm, rainy, clean air	Oslo	19
August	80Anice, a little rain, muggy air	86Anice, rainy, clean air	Oslo	6
September	88Anice, a little rain, muggy air	74Bnice, rainy, clean air	Cape Town	14
October	94Snice, dry	59Dcold, rainy, clean air	Cape Town	35
November	95Swarm, dry	47Fcold, a little rain, clean air	Cape Town	48
December	91Swarm, dry	36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air	Cape Town	55

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (91 vs 36). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Cape Town

🇿🇦 South Africa · mild climate

Best month: November 95/100
Months won: 8 of 12

Oslo

🇳🇴 Norway · mild climate

Best month: July 94/100
Months won: 3 of 12

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