14-day forecast — Zanzibar
Updated every hour
Wed · Today
Clear
+32°
+23°
0.2 mm
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts9 m/s
UV index13 – Extreme
Chance of rain17%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:17
Thu · Tomorrow
Showers
+33°
+24°
0.6 mm
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index13 – Extreme
Chance of rain37%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:17
Friday 6/11
Partly cloudy
+33°
+23°
0.2 mm
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index13 – Extreme
Chance of rain20%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:17
Saturday 7/11
Clear
+34°
+25°
0.2 mm
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index13 – Extreme
Chance of rain18%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:17
Sunday 8/11
Clear
+32°
+24°
17%
Wind6 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index8 – Very high
Chance of rain17%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:17
Monday 9/11
Clear
+30°
+25°
17%
Wind4 m/s E
Gusts9 m/s
UV index9 – Very high
Chance of rain17%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:18
Tuesday 10/11
Clear
+31°
+25°
17%
Wind4 m/s SE
Gusts10 m/s
UV index9 – Very high
Chance of rain17%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:18
Wednesday 11/11
Clear
+31°
+25°
11%
Wind4 m/s SE
Gusts10 m/s
UV index9 – Very high
Chance of rain11%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:18
Thursday 12/11
Partly cloudy
+31°
+25°
0.6 mm
Wind4 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index9 – Very high
Chance of rain42%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:18
Friday 13/11
Showers
+31°
+26°
0.6 mm
Wind4 m/s E
Gusts9 m/s
UV index9 – Very high
Chance of rain43%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:19
Saturday 14/11
Showers
+31°
+26°
3.0 mm
Wind4 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index8 – Very high
Chance of rain72%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:19
Sunday 15/11
Showers
+30°
+25°
9.0 mm
Wind4 m/s E
Gusts10 m/s
UV index7 – High
Chance of rain83%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:19
Monday 16/11
Showers
+28°
+25°
17.4 mm
Wind3 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index7 – High
Chance of rain85%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:19
Tuesday 17/11
Showers
+29°
+25°
6.5 mm
Wind4 m/s E
Gusts6 m/s
UV index7 – High
Chance of rain80%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:20
About Zanzibar
Tropisk ö i Indiska oceanen utanför Tanzania — vita stränder.
CountryTanzania
RegionZanzibar
ContinentAfrica
Time zoneAfrica/Dar_es_Salaam (+03:00)
Latitude-6.1659°
Longitude39.2026°
Air qualityGood (EAQI 17)
Climate in Zanzibar in January
Normals 8 years · best time to visit · Open-MeteoBest time to visit Zanzibar: January–December. With good weather, January is a recommended month to visit.
| December | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | ▲ 27°C | 28°C | → 28°C |
| Highest temperature | ▲ 31°C | 32°C | ▲ 33°C |
| Lowest temperature | → 25°C | 25°C | ▲ 26°C |
| Precipitation | ▼ 116 mm | 70 mm | ▼ 46 mm |
| Days with precipitation | ▼ 22 d | 13 d | → 13 d |
| Humidity | → 78% | 78% | ▼ 73% |
| Sunshine hours per day | ▼ 11,4 h | 11,1 h | → 11,1 h |
| Cloud cover | ▲ 8% | 11% | ▼ 10% |
| UV index (midday) | → 11 | 11 | ▲ 12 |
| Day length | 12:28 | 12:26 | 12:18 |
| Our rating | Good | Good | Good |
Temperature day by day in January mean + moving average
Precipitation day by day in January mm
UV index day by day in January midday value, clear-sky
Climate normals calculated from Open-Meteo (ERA5 archive 8 years, sea temperature Marine API). UV estimated from solar elevation.
Other destinations in Africa
Data source
Global weather models — international forecasts
The weather for Zanzibar is based on global weather models (ECMWF, GFS) and national meteorological institutes around the world. Forecasts update every hour; current measurements every 15 minutes. For destinations with a larger time difference from Sweden, local time is shown above.