14-day forecast — Zanzibar
Updated every hour
Wed · Today
Clear
+32°
+23°
0.3 mm
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts9 m/s
UV index13 – Extreme
Chance of rain20%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:17
Thu · Tomorrow
Showers
+33°
+24°
0.8 mm
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index13 – Extreme
Chance of rain44%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:17
Friday 6/11
Clear
+34°
+24°
0.3 mm
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index13 – Extreme
Chance of rain36%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:17
Saturday 7/11
Clear
+34°
+24°
0.4 mm
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts9 m/s
UV index13 – Extreme
Chance of rain36%
Sunrise05:56
Sunset18:17
Sunday 8/11
Clear
+32°
+24°
17%
Wind5 m/s E
Gusts9 m/s
UV index9 – Very high
Chance of rain17%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:17
Monday 9/11
Clear
+30°
+25°
0.8 mm
Wind4 m/s E
Gusts9 m/s
UV index8 – Very high
Chance of rain44%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:18
Tuesday 10/11
Partly cloudy
+31°
+25°
0.1 mm
Wind4 m/s SE
Gusts8 m/s
UV index8 – Very high
Chance of rain22%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:18
Wednesday 11/11
Showers
+31°
+25°
0.6 mm
Wind4 m/s SE
Gusts9 m/s
UV index9 – Very high
Chance of rain41%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:18
Thursday 12/11
Partly cloudy
+31°
+25°
16%
Wind4 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index9 – Very high
Chance of rain16%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:18
Friday 13/11
Showers
+31°
+26°
0.8 mm
Wind4 m/s NE
Gusts8 m/s
UV index8 – Very high
Chance of rain52%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:19
Saturday 14/11
Showers
+30°
+25°
6.2 mm
Wind3 m/s E
Gusts7 m/s
UV index8 – Very high
Chance of rain80%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:19
Sunday 15/11
Showers
+30°
+25°
3.5 mm
Wind3 m/s E
Gusts8 m/s
UV index7 – High
Chance of rain72%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:19
Monday 16/11
Showers
+28°
+25°
8.9 mm
Wind3 m/s E
Gusts6 m/s
UV index8 – Very high
Chance of rain83%
Sunrise05:55
Sunset18:19
Tuesday 17/11
Showers
+28°
+25°
7.2 mm
Wind4 m/s SE
Gusts7 m/s
UV index7 – High
Chance of rain81%
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 qualityFair (EAQI 22)
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.