Zanzibar weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Zanzibar is expected to be 31°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 Thursday 26th February 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 Thursday 26th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 69% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 6 kph from the east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 69% chance of some rain69
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Little or no wind of 6 kph from the East6
    kph wind from E

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Zanzibar weather for Friday 27th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 53% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 6 kph from the east.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 26°C minimum temperature26
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 53% chance of some rain53
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Little or no wind of 6 kph from the East6
    kph wind from E

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Zanzibar weather for Saturday 28th February 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the east.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 77% chance of some rain77
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Little or no wind of 5 kph from the East5
    kph wind from E

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Zanzibar weather for Sunday 1st March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11 (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 75% chance of some rain75
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 7 kph from the East7
    kph wind from E

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Zanzibar weather for Monday 2nd March 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Zanzibar, Tanzania with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 11+ (Extreme) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-east.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme)11
    UV index (Extreme)
  • 74% chance of some rain74
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 8 kph from the South-East8
    kph wind from SE

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