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Best time to visit Zanzibar
The best time to visit Zanzibar is June–August, with daytime temperatures around 30°C.
Zanzibar at a glance: warmest in February with daytime temperatures around 33°C and coolest in June (30°C). The wettest month is April (316 mm) and the driest July (25 mm), with about 1,410 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in March (30°C). Sunniest in September.
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Zanzibar
0 mWarm and muggy
72
30°/20°26°25 mm40 %12 h
A typical mid-July in Zanzibar
Sunny 11Cloudy 13Rain 6
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
20°29°31°17°37°
Sea temperature
26°17°37°
Daylight (solar time)
06:0617:54
0006121824
11 h 48 m
Precipitation
0320 mm
25 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 77 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44 | 33° | 24° | 29° | 69 mm | 9 | 36 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| February | 52 | 33° | 24° | 29° | 56 mm | 5 | 37 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| March | 31 | 33° | 24° | 30° | 164 mm | 13 | 31 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| April | 30 | 31° | 23° | 29° | 316 mm | 16 | 23 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| May | 38 | 31° | 22° | 28° | 192 mm | 14 | 28 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| June | 69 | 30° | 21° | 27° | 51 mm | 6 | 40 % | 12 h | Warm and muggy |
| July | 72 | 30° | 20° | 26° | 25 mm | 5 | 40 % | 12 h | Warm and muggy |
| August | 66 | 31° | 20° | 26° | 28 mm | 6 | 42 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| September | 60 | 31° | 20° | 26° | 47 mm | 7 | 43 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| October | 52 | 32° | 21° | 27° | 93 mm | 8 | 41 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| November | 37 | 32° | 22° | 28° | 195 mm | 13 | 37 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| December | 33 | 33° | 24° | 29° | 170 mm | 13 | 36 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 4 m. Coordinates: -6.16, 39.19.