Zanzibar weather
The forecast for Zanzibar (Tanzania) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania6.16°S, 39.2°EAfrica/Dar es Salaam (UTC+3)ECMWF: October 25 at 03:00 PM
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Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Light rain
3 mm · gusts 31 km/h28°C 25°C - TomorrowOctober 27Light rain
2 mm · gusts 35 km/h28°C 25°C - WednesdayOctober 28Rain
7 mm · gusts 31 km/h28°C 24°C - ThursdayOctober 29Light rain
3 mm · gusts 18 km/h28°C 25°C - FridayOctober 30Light rain
3 mm · gusts 18 km/h28°C 25°C - SaturdayOctober 31Rain
5 mm · gusts 34 km/h28°C 24°C - SundayNovember 1Heavy rain
19 mm · gusts 30 km/h26°C 24°C - MondayNovember 2Heavy rain
12 mm · gusts 26 km/h27°C 25°C - TuesdayNovember 3Rain
5 mm · gusts 28 km/h27°C 25°C - WednesdayNovember 4Light rain
2 mm · gusts 30 km/h29°C 25°C
Over the next 10 days in Zanzibar, temperatures will range from 24°C to 29°C, with 61 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 10. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 03:00 PM.
Zanzibar wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: tomorrow - average 16 km/h, gusts up to 35 km/h. Calmest: Monday, November 2 - average 8 km/h. The wind blows most often from the southeast.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 14 km/h | 31 km/h | southeast |
| Tomorrow | 16 km/h | 35 km/h | southeast |
| Wed, 10/28 | 11 km/h | 31 km/h | southeast |
| Thu, 10/29 | 9 km/h | 18 km/h | east |
| Fri, 10/30 | 9 km/h | 18 km/h | east |
| Sat, 10/31 | 9 km/h | 34 km/h | southeast |
| Sun, 11/1 | 11 km/h | 30 km/h | southeast |
| Mon, 11/2 | 8 km/h | 26 km/h | southeast |
| Tue, 11/3 | 11 km/h | 28 km/h | southeast |
| Wed, 11/4 | 10 km/h | 30 km/h | southeast |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 29°C and nights 25°C, with about 64 mm of rain over the month. The sea is around 28°C at that time. The warmest month is March (an average of 30°C by day), the coolest is July (27°C by day, 24°C at night). The wettest month is April (about 256 mm) and the driest is July (13 mm). The sea temperature ranges from about 26°C in July to 29°C in March.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 27°C | 63 mm | 29°C |
| February | 30°C | 27°C | 51 mm | 29°C |
| March | 30°C | 28°C | 119 mm | 29°C |
| April | 29°C | 27°C | 256 mm | 29°C |
| May | 28°C | 26°C | 185 mm | 28°C |
| June | 28°C | 25°C | 29 mm | 27°C |
| July | 27°C | 24°C | 13 mm | 26°C |
| August | 27°C | 24°C | 14 mm | 26°C |
| September | 28°C | 24°C | 22 mm | 27°C |
| October | 29°C | 25°C | 64 mm | 28°C |
| November | 29°C | 26°C | 101 mm | 28°C |
| December | 30°C | 27°C | 91 mm | 29°C |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Zanzibar comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 6.16°S, 39.2°E. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF