The climate of Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Zanzibar is a large island off the coast of Tanzania in the Indian
Ocean. The capital of this island is Zanzibar Town. Pemba Island,
which is situated in the vicinity is seen as a part of Zanzibar.
Throughout the years the island was under the rule of various
countries such as Portugal and Oman. Later on it was under British
rule. In 1963 the island became independent and even became an
independent country. Not much later it became part of the United
Republic of Tanzania together with Tanganyika. Zanzibar is also known
as Unguja. Zanzibar has a tropical monsoon climate with high
precipitation figures all year round. The island has two rainy
periods. The first rainy period is from March till June, the second
one is from October till January. Temperatures are around 30 degrees
Celsius (86.0 degrees Fahrenheit) all year round. These high
temperatures in combination with high precipitation figures may cause
humidity figures to be high as well.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Zanzibar
Please, note that local deviations may occur
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
32
23
8
10
28
February
33
22
8
7
28
March
32
22
7
13
29
April
30
23
6
18
29
May
29
22
6
15
28
June
29
21
8
7
27
July
29
20
8
8
26
August
29
19
8
8
25
September
30
19
8
8
26
October
31
20
8
9
26
November
31
21
8
11
28
December
31
22
8
13
28
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
