Zanzibar City
Zanzibar City is in Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean, at -6.1639 latitude, 39.1979 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), about 7.1 km away. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from 24.9 °C to 29.2 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | -6.1639, 39.1979 |
| Water body | Indian Ocean |
| Timezone | Africa/Dar_es_Salaam |
| Town population (GeoNames) | 709,809 |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), about 7.1 km away |
| Place data source | GeoNames cities5000, geonameId 148730 (Zanzibar, TZ) |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.7 °C | 201 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | 64 mm |
| Mar | 28.4 °C | 148 mm |
| Apr | 26.0 °C | 499 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | 175 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | 63 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | 39 mm |
| Aug | 25.2 °C | 45 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | 54 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | 84 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | 62 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | 151 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.