Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 32°C on 2006-02-24; its coldest fell to 22°C on 2020-07-18.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
31°C2017-01-26
27°C1993-01-16
28°C2019-01-04
25°C1992-01-08
February
32°C2006-02-24
27°C2008-02-11
29°C2024-02-27
25°C2008-02-13
March
32°C2003-03-21
27°C1990-03-06
29°C1983-03-25
25°C2020-03-27
April
32°C1987-04-04
26°C2008-04-10
29°C1987-04-05
24°C2022-04-16
May
31°C2001-05-07
26°C2020-05-19
28°C2001-05-08
24°C2020-05-18
June
29°C2015-06-06
25°C1986-06-09
27°C2003-06-01
22°C1987-06-22
July
28°C2023-07-20
25°C1986-07-03
26°C2015-07-07
22°C2020-07-18
August
29°C2024-08-16
25°C1986-08-13
26°C2024-08-18
22°C1992-08-18
September
29°C2012-09-27
26°C1993-09-04
26°C2023-09-29
22°C1984-09-05
October
31°C2024-10-30
27°C2022-10-02
27°C2023-10-24
23°C1992-10-06
November
31°C2024-11-25
27°C1984-11-26
28°C2024-11-30
25°C1996-11-09
December
31°C2025-12-14
26°C1997-12-01
29°C2023-12-31
25°C1994-12-11

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
32°C2006-02-24
26°C1997-12-01
29°C2024-02-27
25°C2008-02-13
Autumn (Mar–May)
32°C2003-03-21
26°C2020-05-19
29°C1983-03-25
24°C2020-05-18
Winter (Jun–Aug)
29°C2015-06-06
25°C1986-07-03
27°C2003-06-01
22°C2020-07-18
Spring (Sep–Nov)
31°C2024-11-25
26°C1993-09-04
28°C2024-11-30
22°C1984-09-05

All-time records

The most extreme value Zanzibar has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 32°C 2006-02-24
Lowest 25°C 1986-07-03

Low

Highest 29°C 1983-03-25
Lowest 22°C 2020-07-18

Feels-like

Highest 42°C 2016-03-23
Lowest 25°C 1986-07-03

Humidity

Highest 25.3 g/m³ 2024-04-13
Lowest 13.7 g/m³ 1996-08-03

Wind

Highest 59 km/h 2024-05-04
Lowest 7 km/h 2002-12-23

Precip

Wettest 130 mm 2020-04-16
Driest 40-day dry spell 2009-08-29

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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