Shoulder season. August is a solid shoulder-season choice for Zanzibar. In August, Zanzibar averages 25°C, with about 11 hours of sunshine a day and roughly 3.8 rainy days a week. Here's what those numbers mean for a trip.
That's about 1.8°C cooler than Zanzibar's yearly average — expect milder conditions than peak summer.
Pack layers — warm days, cooler evenings — plus light rain cover.
August is a solid shoulder-season choice for Zanzibar. It averages 25°C with 11 hours of sun a day and about 3.8 rainy days a week.
Zanzibar averages 25°C in August, based on roughly twenty years of climate records.
Expect about 3.8 rainy days a week in August, with 11 hours of sunshine a day on average.