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winter-storm Winter Storm Risk in Cape Town, South Africa

Risk Level: Low — Score 0/10

Risk: 0Historical: 1

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Key Risk Factors

  • 1 events on record in proximity

Peak season: December-March

Last significant event: Winter Storm - Western South Africa (2019-07-23)

Highest Risk Cities for Winter Storms

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 7
4
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 3
6
Columbus, OH
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Washington, DC
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
Oklahoma City, OK
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
El Paso, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
Memphis, TN
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Cape Town is not in the top 10 for winter storm risk among tracked cities.

How Cape Town Compares

Cape Town and every nearby city we compare it against — Johannesburg, South Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Lagos, Nigeria, Accra, Ghana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — score 0/10 for winter storm risk. There is no measurable winter storm risk differential in this region. To see where winter storm risk concentrates globally, see the Highest Risk Cities ranking above.

Notable Winter Storm Events Near Cape Town

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 1 notable winter storm event near Cape Town, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Winter Storm - Western South Africa (July 2019).

Winter Storm - Western South Africa

July 22, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Winter Storm Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Stock emergency supplies including extra blankets, food, water, and medications
  • 2.Insulate pipes and know how to shut off water in case of pipe bursts
  • 3.Keep your vehicle's gas tank at least half full during winter months
  • 4.Have alternative heating sources and carbon monoxide detectors
  • 5.Stay off roads during ice storms and heavy snow events

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Score: 0/10
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Score: 0/10
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How this data is built

Cape Town, South Africa winter storm risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live winter storm monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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