Weather in Zanzibar in August 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Zanzibar in August
The temperature in August is +27°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +27°C during the day and a minimum of +22°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +27°C.
Is Zanzibar warm or cold in August?
Zanzibar is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°C to +23°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the coolest months in Zanzibar, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Zanzibar in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +27°C | +27°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 28 mm | 32 mm | 27 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 78% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 23 | 24 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as good as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +27°C for average maximum temperature during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 28 mm to 32 mm. Humidity rises from 77% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in July to 5 in August.
September brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Zanzibar is gradually increasing during August, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Zanzibar?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Zanzibar in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+27°C) and the highest in 2019 (+30°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 15 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1987 with 111 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Zanzibar, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.