Climate of Zanzibar
The island Zanzibar has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Zanzibar is 28° degrees and there is about 928 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 63 days a year with an average humidity of 77% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 30°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 24°C and 27°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 25°C and 30°C
- Rain: it rains 244 days and there is a total of approximately 927 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3368 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 30°C |
Warmest month: | 30°C in March |
Coldest month: | 27°C in June |
Night temperature: | between 24°C and 27°C |
Sea temperature: | between 25°C and 30°C |
Dry days: | 121 days |
Days with rain: | 244 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 927 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3368 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Zanzibar.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Zanzibar.
Climate table of Zanzibar
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Zanzibar. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Zanzibar might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Night temp. (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Water temp. (°C) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 35 | 103 | 208 | 154 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 97 | 104 |
Days with rain | 16 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 26 |
Dry days | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Zanzibar
The best time to visit Zanzibar, Tanzania is January and February and June through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. On the island of Zanzibar, the warmest month is March with 30°C and the coldest is June with 27°C. The highest water temperature is 30°C and it does not get colder than 25°C.
Climate of Zanzibar by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Zanzibar? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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