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Zanzibar weather in February

Is it warm? Yes. February in Zanzibar is hot: afternoons average 32°C and nights 26°C. Most days (80%) peak between 30°C and 34°C.

Hot · average high

32°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low26°overnight
  • Sea29°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days635 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy61% cloud · 12% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every February afternoon from 2011–2025: 424 days. Most (80%) peaked between 30° and 34°.

Number of February days by daily high, 2011–2025.

February, year by year

The average February high in each year. The warmest, 2023, averaged 33°C; the coolest, 2012, 31°C.

Average February high by year: 2011: 30.9°C, 2012: 30.8°C, 2013: 31.2°C, 2014: 31°C, 2015: 31.2°C, 2016: 31.1°C, 2017: 32.4°C, 2018: 31.7°C, 2019: 32.4°C, 2020: 31.3°C, 2021: 31.6°C, 2022: 32.7°C, 2023: 33.3°C, 2024: 32.9°C, 2025: 33.3°C.

Compared with home

Average February highs. Expect rain on about 6 days (35 mm in a typical month).

  • Zanzibar32°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin9°
  • London9°
  • Belfast8°
  • Manchester8°
  • Glasgow7°

Other months

Zanzibar all year · Where else is hot in February

Other warm places in February

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Zanzibar is about 10h.

  • Warm in Feb

    25°C average high

    avg high · 19° at night

    25°C+ on 4 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Feb

    25°C average high

    avg high · 10° at night

    25°C+ on 4 in 10 days

    Luxor

    Egypt

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h
  • Hot in Feb

    31°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology