Weather in Zanzibar in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Zanzibar in October
The temperature in October is +28°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +29°C during the day and a minimum of +23°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +28°C.
Is Zanzibar warm or cold in October?
Zanzibar is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°C to +24°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Zanzibar:
Climate in Zanzibar in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +28°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +22°C | +24°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +30°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 27 mm | 58 mm | 86 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 78% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting warmer as October arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +27°C to +28°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 27 mm to 58 mm. Humidity rises from 77% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in September to 8 in October.
Next month (November) brings a further decline in the weather.
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 decreasing during October, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Zanzibar?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Zanzibar in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+28°C) and the highest in 2015 (+32°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 4 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1997 with 281 mm.
FAQ
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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.