summer · off season
Birding charters in January: off season
Quiet by Cape standards. Shearwaters and terns working bait, few albatrosses.
What are conditions like in January?
South-easterly, often strong and persistent. It builds through the day. Workable days: Roughly half the days in the month are workable offshore.
Book early in your stay and hold a second date. Mornings are far more reliable than afternoons because the south-easter fills in as the day warms.
What seabirds are around in January?
Quiet by Cape standards. Shearwaters and terns working bait, few albatrosses.
Planning a trip in January
Book early in your stay and hold a second date. Mornings are far more reliable than afternoons because the south-easter fills in as the day warms.
Departure is set by daylight rather than by the clock. In January that means sunrise around 05:40 and sunset around 19:55, giving about 14 hours of usable light.
January at a glance
- Season
- summer, off season
- Daylight
- 14 hours
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Sea temp inshore
- 14–18°C
- Sea temp offshore
- 18–21°C
- Trip length
- 8 to 10 hours
January rates
- Private birding charter, 8 to 10 hoursR 27 000
January questions
Is January a good month for birding charters in Cape Town?
No. Birding charters is not run in January; the season is may to september.
What is the weather like off Cape Town in January?
South-easterly, often strong and persistent. It builds through the day. Workable days: Roughly half the days in the month are workable offshore. Daylight runs to about 14 hours, sunrise around 05:40 and sunset around 19:55.
What seabirds are off Cape Town in January?
Quiet by Cape standards. Shearwaters and terns working bait, few albatrosses.