Africa · Beach travel
Best time to visit Zanzibar
Mid Jul–Mid Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 29.5°C, with 2.3 rainy days per 10 days.
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Season calendar
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest
Japan MOFA travel advice
Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)
Climate and season score by month
| Month | Level | Daytime high | Rainy days (per 10 days) | Cloud cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Fair | 32.7°C | 2.0 | 51.0% |
| February | Off-season | 33.4°C | 1.5 | 47.4% |
| March | Avoid | 32.8°C | 3.1 | 52.1% |
| April | Off-season | 30.9°C | 5.4 | 62.3% |
| May | Okay | 30.2°C | 4.1 | 52.5% |
| June | Great | 29.6°C | 2.4 | 43.8% |
| July | Best | 29.2°C | 2.3 | 40.4% |
| August | Best | 29.4°C | 2.3 | 35.4% |
| September | Best | 30.4°C | 2.3 | 31.0% |
| October | Great | 31.0°C | 2.3 | 35.6% |
| November | Okay | 31.1°C | 4.5 | 39.6% |
| December | Fair | 32.0°C | 3.6 | 41.9% |
How the score works
The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.
Weather station: ZANZIBAR（7 km）. Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.
These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.