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° |
| Arusha | 27° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 21° | 23° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 26° |
| 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 |
| Arusha | 16 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 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 August
8-year averages · when to visitBest months: January–December · August: Perfect
| July | August | September | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature | → 25°C | 25°C | → 25°C |
| Typical high | ▲ 27°C | 28°C | ▲ 30°C |
| Typical low | ▼ 23°C | 22°C | → 22°C |
| Water temperature | ▼ 26.6°C | 26.2°C | ▲ 26.6°C |
| Precipitation | ▼ 47 mm | 41 mm | ▲ 47 mm |
| Wet days | ▼ 18 d | 16 d | ▲ 17 d |
| Humidity | ▼ 77% | 75% | → 75% |
| Sunshine per day | ▲ 10.7 h | 10.9 h | ▲ 11.3 h |
| Cloud cover | ▼ 10% | 9% | ▼ 6% |
| Midday UV | ▲ 10 | 11 | ▲ 12 |
| Daylight | 11:48 | 11:55 | 12:04 |
| Our take | Perfect | Perfect | Perfect |
August temperatures day by day daily mean + smoothed trend · °C
August precipitation day by day mm
August 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