Tanzania climate by month
8-year averages · when to visit| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar (Stone Town) | 90° | 91° | 90° | 84° | 82° | 82° | 81° | 82° | 86° | 86° | 86° | 88° |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar (Stone Town) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar (Stone Town) | 85° | 86° | 87° | 85° | 83° | 82° | 80° | 79° | 80° | 81° | 83° | 85° |
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
Zanzibar (Stone Town) climate in December
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · December: Good
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 81°F | 81°F | ▲ 82°F |
| Typical high | ▲ 86°F | 88°F | ▲ 90°F |
| Typical low | ▲ 75°F | 77°F | → 77°F |
| Water temperature | ▲ 83°F | 85°F | → 85°F |
| Precipitation | ▼ 5.2 in | 4.6 in | ▼ 2.8 in |
| Wet days | ▼ 24 d | 22 d | ▼ 13 d |
| Humidity | ▲ 76% | 78% | → 78% |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 11.3 h | 11.4 h | ▼ 11.1 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 9% | 8% | ▲ 11% |
| Midday UV | → 11 | 11 | → 11 |
| Daylight | 12:24 | 12:28 | 12:26 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
December temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °F
December precipitation day by day in
December UV day by day clear-sky midday value
Figures are averaged over 8 years of ERA5 reanalysis; sea temps come from ocean reanalysis, and UV is derived from solar elevation.
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Tanzania · 9 weather points · Climate reference: Zanzibar (Stone Town) (6.17°S, 39.20°E) · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam