Weather in Zanzibar in december — climate, sea temperature and best time to travel

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+24°

10%

3 m/s

22:00

+23°

12%

3 m/s

23:00

+23°

26%

2 m/s

00:00

+23°

27%

2 m/s

01:00

+22°

25%

2 m/s

02:00

+22°

23%

2 m/s

03:00

+23°

20%

2 m/s

04:00

+22°

27%

1 m/s

05:00

+23°

34%

1 m/s

06:00

+23°

34%

2 m/s

07:00

+24°

51%

3 m/s

08:00

+24°

25%

3 m/s

09:00

+25°

20%

3 m/s

10:00

+27°

12%

3 m/s

11:00

+28°

19%

3 m/s

12:00

+27°

18%

3 m/s

13:00

+27°

17%

3 m/s

14:00

+27°

16%

3 m/s

15:00

+28°

17%

4 m/s

16:00

+28°

10%

5 m/s

17:00

+27°

17%

5 m/s

18:00

+26°

22%

4 m/s

19:00

+25°

23%

4 m/s

20:00

+25°

23%

4 m/s

14-day forecast — Zanzibar

Updated hourly

Sun · Today · 4 Oct Clear

+31° +23° 3,3 mm

Mon · Tomorrow · 5 Oct Cloudy

+28° +22° 0,7 mm

Tuesday · 6 Oct Showers

+30° +24° 4,0 mm

Wednesday · 7 Oct Clear

+29° +24° 2,0 mm

Thursday · 8 Oct Showers

+29° +23° 6,3 mm

Friday · 9 Oct Showers

+29° +24° 6,5 mm

Saturday · 10 Oct Showers

+27° +23° 25,2 mm

Sunday · 11 Oct Cloudy

+29° +24° 0,6 mm

Monday · 12 Oct Clear

+30° +23° 0,1 mm

Tuesday · 13 Oct Clear

+30° +23° 0,6 mm

Wednesday · 14 Oct Clear

+29° +23° 2,8 mm

Thursday · 15 Oct Showers

+28° +23° 1,2 mm

Friday · 16 Oct Showers

+28° +24° 8,6 mm

Saturday · 17 Oct Showers

+27° +23° 20,9 mm

About Zanzibar

Tropisk øy i Det indiske hav utenfor Tanzania — hvite strender.

CountryTanzania

RegionZanzibar

ContinentAfrika

Time zoneAfrica/Dar_es_Salaam (+03:00)

Latitude-6.1659°

Longitude39.2026°

LuftkvalitetGood (EAQI 18)

Climate in Zanzibar in december

Normals 8 years · best time to travel · Open-Meteo

Best time to travel to Zanzibar: january–december. With good weather, december is a recommended month to visit.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

	November	December	January
Average temperature	→ 27°C	27°C	▲ 28°C
Highest temperature	▲ 30°C	31°C	▲ 32°C
Lowest temperature	▲ 24°C	25°C	→ 25°C
Sea temperature	▲ 28,6°C	29,7°C	→ 29,7°C
Precipitation	▼ 133 mm	116 mm	▼ 70 mm
Precipitation days	▼ 24 days	22 days	▼ 13 days
Humidity	▲ 76%	78%	→ 78%
Sun hours per day	▲ 11,3 h	11,4 h	▼ 11,1 h
Cloud cover	▼ 9%	8%	▲ 11%
UV index (midday)	→ 11	11	→ 11
Day length	12:24	12:28	12:26
Our rating	Good	Good	Good

Temperature day by day in december average + moving average

Precipitation day by day in december mm

UV index day by day in december midday value, clear-sky

Climate normals calculated from Open-Meteo (ERA5 archive 8 years, sea temperature Marine API). UV estimated from solar elevation.

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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 are updated hourly; measurements every 15 minutes. For destinations with a large time difference from Norway, local time is shown above.