The Cape Peninsula has a Mediterranean climate with well-defined seasons. In winter, which lasts from May to September, large cold fronts come across from the Atlantic Ocean with heavy precipitation and strong north-westerly winds. The winter months are cool, with an average minimum temperature of 7 °C (45 °F). Most of the city's annual rainfall occurs in wintertime, but due to the mountainous topography of the city, rainfall amounts for specific areas can vary dramatically. The suburb of Newlands which is to the south of the city is the wettest place in South Africa. The valleys and coastal plains average 515 millimetres (20 in) of rain per annum, while mountain areas can average as much as 1,500 millimetres (60 in) per annum. Summer, which lasts from November to March, is warm and dry. The Peninsula gets frequent strong winds from the south-east, known locally as the Cape Doctor, because it blows away pollution and cleans the air. The south-easterly wind is caused by a high-pressure system which sits in the South Atlantic to the west of Cape Town, known as the South-Atlantic High. Summer temperatures are mild, with an average maximum of 26 °C (79 °F). The only times when Cape Town can be uncomfortably hot is when the Berg Wind, meaning "mountain wind" blows from the Karoo interior for a couple weeks in February or early March.
 Weather averages for Cape Town 
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
Record high °C (°F) |
39
(102) |
38
(100) |
41
(106) |
39
(102) |
34
(93) |
30
(86) |
29
(84) |
32
(90) |
33
(91) |
37
(99) |
40
(104) |
35
(95) |
41
(106) |
Average high °C (°F) |
26
(79) |
27
(81) |
25
(77) |
23
(73) |
20
(68) |
18
(64) |
18
(64) |
18
(64) |
19
(66) |
21
(70) |
24
(75) |
25
(77) |
22
(72) |
Average low °C (°F) |
16
(61) |
16
(61) |
14
(57) |
12
(54) |
9
(48) |
8
(46) |
7
(45) |
8
(46) |
9
(48) |
11
(52) |
13
(55) |
15
(59) |
11
(52) |
Record low °C (°F) |
7
(45) |
6
(43) |
5
(41) |
2
(36) |
1
(34) |
-1
(30) |
-1
(30) |
0
(32) |
0
(32) |
1
(34) |
4
(39) |
6
(43) |
-1
(30) |
Precipitation mm (inches) |
15
(0.59) |
17
(0.67) |
20
(0.79) |
41
(1.61) |
69
(2.72) |
93
(3.66) |
82
(3.23) |
77
(3.03) |
40
(1.57) |
30
(1.18) |
14
(0.55) |
17
(0.67) |
515
(20.28) |
Source: [7] 2008-06-04 |
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town
GOVERNMENT OF CAPE TOWN
Cape Town's local government is the City of Cape Town, which is a metropolitan municipality. Cape Town is governed by a 210-member city council, which reports to a 28-member executive council. The executive council, in turn, is presided over by a city manager and an executive mayor. The city is divided into 105 electoral wards; each ward directly elects one member of the council, whilst the other 105 councillors are elected by a party-list proportional representation system. The mayor is chosen by the city council.
In the most recent local government elections, the Democratic Alliance was the largest single party with 90 of the 210 seats on the council, ahead of the African National Congress's 81 seats, but with no party holding a majority. A subsequent by-election has increased the DA's seats to 91. The DA has now increased its majority, by introducing the Independent Democrats (South Africa) to the coalition, and so the DA-led council now has a majority of 22 seats.
Mayor Helen Zille of the Democratic Alliance resigned on 29 April 2009 as a result of her election to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and Provincial Leader; The new mayor of cape Town is Mr. Dan Plato.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town
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