Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is March, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is August, with an average low of 23°C.
Zanzibar is a Tanzanian semi-autonomous region off the coast of East Africa. It is located in the Indian Ocean, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja Island and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Zanzibar average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is April (8 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°C | 26°C | 3 mm |
| February | 30°C | 26°C | 3 mm |
| March | 30°C | 26°C | 5 mm |
| April | 29°C | 25°C | 8 mm |
| May | 28°C | 25°C | 5 mm |
| June | 28°C | 24°C | 3 mm |
| July | 27°C | 23°C | 0 mm |
| August | 27°C | 23°C | 3 mm |
| September | 28°C | 23°C | 0 mm |
| October | 29°C | 24°C | 3 mm |
| November | 29°C | 25°C | 3 mm |
| December | 30°C | 26°C | 5 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 33°C on 2022-04-08
- Coldest day on record: 21°C on 1997-07-27
Percentiles compare each day to Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →