How much water Cape Town uses
Cape Town is using 4% less than this time last year. Well done.
Down on last weekUse fell last week. Keep it going: it all adds up in the dams.
Average use
792
million litres a day
Same week last year
824
million litres a day
About 135 litres per person a day, by the City's estimate.
Week of 3 Aug 2026. This is the latest week on record, 3 months old. Newer weeks are added as the City publishes them. Source: City of Cape Town weekly water dashboard.
Use each week against last year
- This year
- Same week last year
Recent weeks
- Week of 3 Aug 2026792 Ml a dayLast year 824
- Week of 27 Jul 2026846 Ml a dayLast year 846
- Week of 20 Jul 2026840 Ml a dayLast year 858
- Week of 13 Jul 2026869 Ml a dayLast year 857
- Week of 6 Jul 2026847 Ml a dayLast year 832
- Week of 29 Jun 2026856 Ml a dayLast year 829
- Week of 22 Jun 2026843 Ml a dayLast year 798
- Week of 15 Jun 2026872 Ml a dayLast year 800
- Week of 8 Jun 2026836 Ml a dayLast year 812
- Week of 1 Jun 2026934 Ml a dayLast year 831
- Week of 25 May 2026920 Ml a dayLast year 767
- Week of 18 May 2026859 Ml a dayLast year 831