Off season. May is one of the quieter, less reliable months in Zanzibar. In May, Zanzibar averages 26°C, with about 10 hours of sunshine a day and roughly 4.8 rainy days a week. Here's what those numbers mean for a trip.
That's close to Zanzibar's yearly average temperature.
Pack warm layers and proper rain gear; this is not reliable beach weather.
May is one of the quieter, less reliable months in Zanzibar. It averages 26°C with 10 hours of sun a day and about 4.8 rainy days a week.
Zanzibar averages 26°C in May, based on roughly twenty years of climate records.
Expect about 4.8 rainy days a week in May, with 10 hours of sunshine a day on average.