Weather

Climate:

Zanzibar experiences ideal holiday weather for most of the year.  The heat of summer is often cooled
by pleasant sea breezes. Being near to the equator, the islands are warm all year round,
but officially, summer peaks in December and winter in June.
Zanzibar is blessed with an average of 7-8 hours of sunshine daily.
The long rains are from April to May, though typically it doesn't rain every day during this time.
The short rains are from October to November, the showers are short and intermittent.


Click here for websites which give Zanzibar weather:
www.ZanzibarWeather.com
Business Traveller weather for Zanzibar
CNN weather for Zanzibar

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Climatic Chart - Degrees Centigrade

Average Temperature	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
	28	28	28	27	25	25	24	25	25	26	27	27
Average Rainfall, cm	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
	5	6	14	32	28	5	2	3	4	6	17	13
Average Number of Rainy Days	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
	5	5	8	11	10	4	2	2	3	4	9	8
Average Number of Days Above 32°C	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
	15	15	17	10	8	nil	nil	nil	7	10	14	14