Zanzibar City, Tanzania
tropical climate · beach · medium crowds · mid prices
🏊 Swimmable sea this month (≥22°C)
If you're planning a sand-and-sea holiday, Zanzibar City deserves a close look. This Tanzania destination lies at a tropical latitude, and its climate record peaks at a 95/100 sun score in September — 29°C afternoons under 37% average cloud cover.
The year runs from average lows of 23°C in July to highs of 32°C in February. Rain is most likely in April, when about 92% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in January (37%). Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through January–December.
Averaged by season, sun scores land at 79 for spring, 93 for summer, 93 for autumn and 89 for winter — with typical afternoons of 29°, 28°, 29° and 32°C respectively. That makes summer the statistical sweet spot (season score 93), with autumn a workable second; spring is where the odds thin out. A practical compromise is December — the edge of the warm window, averaging 31°C with a 92 sun score.
Best months to visit Zanzibar City
Our month-by-month scoring puts September first (95/100), with August (94) and July (93) close behind. Anything in January–December clears our 70-point reliability bar. Skip April if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 70/100.
For context: in September, Zanzibar City is drier than 59% of the tropical destinations we track.
Month-by-month breakdown for Zanzibar City → · More destinations for September →
The live forecast backs this up: of the next 16 days, 8 look mostly clear and 4 carry meaningful rain risk, in a 23–35°C band. Today's cached sun score is 95/100.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 7,162 km | ~9 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 7,270 km | ~9 h 30 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 7,422 km | ~9 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 7,086 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 6,912 km | ~9 h 15 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 28 Oct, 18:52 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 31° / 24° | 30% | 9% |
| Thu 29 Oct | 32° / 23° | 13% | 3% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 32° / 24° | 27% | 23% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 29° / 25° | 88% | 41% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 29° / 24° | 56% | 50% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 29° / 23° | 58% | 47% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 29° / 25° | 45% | 46% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 30° / 25° | 22% | 36% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 31° / 25° | 10% | 33% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 30° / 23° | 40% | 36% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 31° / 24° | 59% | 34% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 31° / 24° | 31% | 24% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 33° / 25° | 21% | 24% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 32° / 25° | 22% | 29% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 31° / 25° | 58% | 32% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 35° / 24° | 71% | 14% |
Zanzibar City climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (September highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.8° / 26° | 62.1% | 36.5% | 88 |
| February | 32.3° / 26.1° | 63.3% | 41% | 87 |
| March | 31.5° / 26° | 63.9% | 61.3% | 85 |
| April | 28.5° / 25° | 77.1% | 91.7% | 70 |
| May | 28° / 24.7° | 59.1% | 67.1% | 81 |
| June | 27.6° / 23.9° | 47.2% | 52.3% | 92 |
| July | 27.2° / 23.2° | 47.3% | 55.5% | 93 |
| August | 27.7° / 22.9° | 40.3% | 51.6% | 94 |
| September | 28.5° / 23.1° | 36.6% | 56.3% | 95 |
| October | 29.3° / 23.7° | 46.2% | 59% | 92 |
| November | 29.9° / 24.5° | 53.1% | 73.7% | 91 |
| December | 30.7° / 25.4° | 58% | 64.5% | 92 |
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