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) | 32° | 33° | 32° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 31° |
| 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) | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 29° | 30° |
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 May
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · May: Good
| April | May | June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 26°C | 26°C | ▼ 25°C |
| Typical high | ▼ 29°C | 28°C | → 28°C |
| Typical low | ▼ 25°C | 24°C | ▼ 23°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 29.2°C | 28.4°C | ▼ 27.6°C |
| Precipitation | ▼ 368 mm | 182 mm | ▼ 69 mm |
| Wet days | ▼ 28 d | 22 d | ▼ 17 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 87% | 82% | ▼ 79% |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 8.2 h | 9.6 h | ▲ 10.4 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 31% | 19% | ▼ 11% |
| Midday UV | ▼ 11 | 10 | ▼ 9 |
| Daylight | 11:58 | 11:50 | 11:46 |
| Our take | Good | Good | Good |
May temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
May precipitation day by day mm
May 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