CAD to ZAR — 2008

7.6872ZAR

for 1 Canadian Dollar on 31 December 2008 · opened the year at 6.8993

11.42% over 2008

European Central Bank reference rate
256 trading days
Reference rate, not an offer

Today: 1 CAD = 11.5057 ZAR (PayerPay indicative rate, includes our margin)

2008 at a glance

1 CAD in ZAR
Measure	Rate	When
Opened	6.8993 ZAR	2 January 2008
Closed	7.6872 ZAR	31 December 2008
Highest	9.1326 ZAR	23 October 2008
Lowest	6.6128 ZAR	14 January 2008
Average	7.7286 ZAR	256 trading days
Change	+11.42% ZAR	open to close

Month by month

CAD to ZAR, 2008▲ 11.42%

1 CAD in ZAR, month by month, 2008
Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
January	6.8993	7.4845	7.4845	6.6128	+8.48%
February	7.4035	7.8757	7.8757	7.3807	+6.38%
March	8.0209	7.8958	8.1941	7.8227	-1.56%
April	7.8782	7.5343	7.9077	7.4412	-4.37%
May	7.4809	7.6850	7.8565	7.4385	+2.73%
June	7.7544	7.7422	7.9590	7.6551	-0.16%
July	7.7626	7.1753	7.7626	7.1753	-7.56%
August	7.1426	7.3241	7.4585	6.9936	+2.54%
September	7.2508	7.9052	7.9175	7.2508	+9.03%
October	7.8063	8.1872	9.1326	7.8063	+4.88%
November	8.1730	8.1455	8.6101	7.9756	-0.34%
December	8.2122	7.6872	8.3769	7.6872	-6.39%

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Common questions

How did CAD to ZAR change in 2008?

From 6.8993 ZAR per CAD on 2 January 2008 to 7.6872 on 31 December 2008: +11.42% over the year, with an average of 7.7286 across 256 trading days.

What were the high and low of CAD to ZAR in 2008?

High: 9.1326 on 23 October 2008. Low: 6.6128 on 14 January 2008.

About these rates

The rates on this page are European Central Bank euro reference rates, converted through the US dollar into a cross rate, one reading per trading day. Days from 28 September 2026 onward come from PayerPay's own daily record. They are reference rates published for information, not an offer to transact — PayerPay's indicative rate today is 1 CAD = 11.5057 ZAR, and it includes our margin. The final rate for a transfer is confirmed in your order.

Source: European Central Bank. Corrections: support@payerpay.io.

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