Zanzibar weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Zanzibar is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Zanzibar, Tanzania for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 31st August 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Tanzania (Zanzibar) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Zanzibar weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Zanzibar for the next 5 days.

Zanzibar weather for Tuesday 1st September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 43% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 43% chance of some rain43
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-East19
    kph wind from SE

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Zanzibar weather for Wednesday 2nd September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 48% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 48% chance of some rain48
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-East18
    kph wind from SE

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Zanzibar weather for Thursday 3rd September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 23°C minimum temperature23
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 49% chance of some rain49
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South-East17
    kph wind from SE

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Zanzibar weather for Friday 4th September 2026

Expect sunshine and showers in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 23°C minimum temperature23
    °C minimum temperature
  • Sunshine and showers
    sunshine and showers
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 49% chance of some rain49
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South-East17
    kph wind from SE

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Zanzibar weather for Saturday 5th September 2026

Expect broken clouds in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 14 kph from the south-east.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 23°C minimum temperature23
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 14 kph from the South-East14
    kph wind from SE

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