Best time to visit Zanzibar

Zanzibar, Tanzania — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. Every month has trade-offs — pick what you can tolerate.

Months to skip

February

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32°C / 25.9°C 19 rain days ⚠ peak season

hot, very wet

  • very hot (32°C)
  • extremely wet (19 rain days)
  • peak cyclone season

January

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31.3°C / 25.8°C 23 rain days ⚠ peak season

hot, very wet

  • very hot (31.3°C)
  • extremely wet (23 rain days)
  • peak cyclone season

March

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31.4°C / 25.6°C 26 rain days ⚠ peak season

hot, very wet

  • very hot (31.4°C)
  • extremely wet (26 rain days)
  • peak cyclone season

How we ranked these

Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.

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