14-day forecast — Zanzibar
Updated every hour
Fri · Today · 31 Jul
Showers
+27°
+22°
0,7 mm
Sat · Tomorrow · 1 Aug
Showers
+27°
+22°
2,2 mm
Sunday · 2 Aug
Showers
+27°
+22°
2,6 mm
Monday · 3 Aug
Showers
+27°
+22°
1,5 mm
Tuesday · 4 Aug
Showers
+27°
+22°
1,3 mm
Wednesday · 5 Aug
Clear
+28°
+22°
1,7 mm
Thursday · 6 Aug
Showers
+28°
+22°
1,6 mm
Friday · 7 Aug
Showers
+27°
+22°
2,6 mm
Saturday · 8 Aug
Showers
+27°
+22°
2,3 mm
Sunday · 9 Aug
Clear
+28°
+22°
0,9 mm
Monday · 10 Aug
Clear
+27°
+22°
0,6 mm
Tuesday · 11 Aug
Clear
+27°
+22°
0,2 mm
Wednesday · 12 Aug
Clear
+27°
+22°
0,6 mm
Thursday · 13 Aug
Clear
+28°
+22°
0,1 mm
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 qualityFair (EAQI 21)
Climate in Zanzibar in May
Normals 8 years · best time to visit · Open-MeteoBest time to visit Zanzibar: January–December. With good weather, May is a recommended month to visit.
| April | May | June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 26°C | 26°C | ▼ 25°C |
| Highest temperature | ▼ 29°C | 28°C | → 28°C |
| Lowest temperature | ▼ 25°C | 24°C | ▼ 23°C |
| Precipitation | ▼ 368 mm | 182 mm | ▼ 69 mm |
| Days with precipitation | ▼ 28 d | 22 d | ▼ 17 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 87% | 82% | ▼ 79% |
| Sunshine hours per day | ▲ 8,2 h | 9,6 h | ▲ 10,4 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 31% | 19% | ▼ 11% |
| UV index (midday) | ▼ 11 | 10 | ▼ 9 |
| Day length | 11:58 | 11:50 | 11:46 |
| Our rating | Good | Good | Good |
Temperature day by day in May mean + moving average
Precipitation day by day in May mm
UV index day by day in May 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.