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Weather in Zanzibar

Zanzibar Urban/West · 709 809 inhabitants · Sunday, September 13 · updated 21h16

Air : Bon Low storm risk · Sat, Sun
Clear sky
26°
Clear sky
Feels like 35°C
Wind
16 km/h
Gusts
21 km/h
Humidity
81 %
Pressure
1017 hPa
Clouds
1 %
Storm
No
Rise 06h16 Set 18h22 Day 12h05 UV 6 · High

Detailed forecast

Trend
Evening
Clear sky
Clear sky
27°26°
Feels like 33°
Wind ↑ ESE 16 km/h
Gusts 23 km/h
Humidity 62 %
21h
Clear sky
26°
SE 16
0h
Clear sky
23°
ESE 9

Weather charts for Zanzibar · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

≈ Temperatures close to seasonal normals
Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)
20°23°26°28°31°Auj.LunMarMerJeuVenSam28°23°Dim 13 sept. : max 28° · min 23° · normale 25,6°Lun 14 sept. : max 29° · min 22° · normale 25,6°Mar 15 sept. : max 29° · min 23° · normale 25,7°Mer 16 sept. : max 28° · min 23° · normale 25,7°Jeu 17 sept. : max 27° · min 22° · normale 25,7°Ven 18 sept. : max 27° · min 23° · normale 25,7°Sam 19 sept. : max 28° · min 23° · normale 25,8°

Hourly detail

DimLunMarMerJeuVenSamDim21°26°30°29°22°010
Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Air quality & pollen in Zanzibar

1/6
Bon
European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source
PM2.55µg/m³
PM108µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Zanzibar: live radar and next-hour forecast

Will it rain in Zanzibar? Track precipitation live on the radar and anticipate showers in the next hour — the +1 h extrapolation is based on the real movement of rain cells.

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Rain radar Observed, then extrapolation up to +1h (real cell movement) · drag the timeline

Moon calendar for Zanzibar

New moon
4 % illuminated · 1,8 days
Rise 14h25 Set 02h23
Mon 14/9 9%
Tue 15/9 16%
Wed 16/9 24%
Thu 17/9 34%
Fri 18/9 44%
Sat 19/9 55% First quarter
Sun 20/9 65%
Mon 21/9 75%
Tue 22/9 83%
Wed 23/9 90%
Thu 24/9 96%
Fri 25/9 99%

Rise and set in local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Sea, waves and tides in Zanzibar

Reference port: Zanzibar

🌊 Water temperature
25,9 °C
satellite, 13/9
Sea state
Rippled
waves 0,4 m
Period
3 s
Swell
0,0 m
TodaySun 13/09
High tide 05:13 4,5 m
Low tide 11:20 0,3 m
High tide 17:27 4,2 m
Low tide 23:30 0,3 m
TomorrowMon 14/09
High tide 05:42 4,4 m
Low tide 11:52 0,4 m
High tide 17:57 4,0 m
Low tide 23:58 0,5 m
TueTue 15/09
High tide 06:10 4,2 m
Low tide 12:23 0,6 m
High tide 18:26 3,7 m
WedWed 16/09
Low tide 00:26 0,7 m
High tide 06:38 4,0 m
Low tide 12:55 0,8 m
High tide 18:56 3,4 m

Heights are indicative, relative to chart datum · coefficient from 20 (neap) to 120 (spring) · full details on TidesAtlas

Weather history for Zanzibar

What was the weather in Zanzibar on a past date? Pick a day — ERA5 reanalysis data (ECMWF / Copernicus C3S), available up to one week ago.

The weather in Zanzibar

Find the full weather for Zanzibar, Zanzibar Urban/West: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “clear sky” with 26 °C (feels like 35 °C) and wind at 16 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 23 °C to 28 °C, with no significant precipitation, with a storm risk to watch. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms, and tides for Zanzibar.

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