OCT · UNGUJA
6.14° S · 39.36° E
Travel Score
77
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
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A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Fair weather and steady: Sun Nov 1 and Mon Nov 2
Average weather score 59 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 58/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 75% chance of rain on Oct 31.
US EPA index 1: Good.
WeatherAPI
Unguja, Zanzibar CentralStation: KituoniUpdated 3:15 AM local time
25°C
Light rain shower
Feels like 29°High 31° · Low 24°
Rain now
53%
Rain today
75% chance
Humidity
93%
Wind
Festival calendar
Our festival calendar has no entries for Tanzania, so only worldwide dates are listed. That does not mean nothing is on: check local listings before you plan around a date.
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 55 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 62 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
1 / 6
GoodAir quality is good. Enjoy time outdoors.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Power is what the wall supplies, not what a device needs: most phone and laptop chargers take 100 to 240 V, so you usually need only a plug adapter. Check the label on your device.
Plugs, power and driving side are shown only where two sources agree (Wikipedia, Mains electricity by country (from the IEC's World Plugs), worldstandards.eu, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Left- and right-hand traffic), checked 2026-10-11. See .
No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
3:28 AM
Saturday, October 31
5 km/h ESE
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 31
31° 24°
Patchy rain nearby · 75% rain
Sun
Nov 1
31° 23°
Patchy rain nearby · 68% rain
Mon
Nov 2
32° 24°
Patchy rain nearby · 68% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Swahili is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Unguja is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanzania. It is home to Zanzibar City, the capital of the Zanzibar region, which includes the historic Stone Town.
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Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 2,639 TZS, as of 30 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
Dar es Salaam
77 km away · 5.4M people
80Good to travel
26°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefBagamoyo
61 km away · 82k people
78Good to travel
24°Fog
Open briefMapinga
61 km away · 40k people
80Good to travel
25°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefKibaha
86 km away · 265k people
78Good to travel
24°Fog
Open briefVikindu
97 km away · 70k people
80Good to travel
25°Patchy rain nearby
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: June, July and August. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Warm | 29° / 27° | 62 mm | 90 |
| February | Warm | 30° / 27° | 51 mm | 89 |
| March | Warm | 30° / 28° | 119 mm | 80 |
| April | Very wet | 29° / 27° | 256 mm | 61 |
| May | Wet | 28° / 26° | 186 mm | 77 |
| June | Pleasant | 27° / 25° | 29 mm | 100 |
| July | Pleasant | 27° / 24° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 13 mm |
| 100 |
| August | Pleasant | 27° / 24° | 14 mm | 100 |
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| September | Pleasant | 28° / 24° | 22 mm | 100 |
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| October | Warm | 29° / 25° | 64 mm | 93 |
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| November | Warm | 29° / 26° | 101 mm | 84 |
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| December | Warm | 30° / 27° | 92 mm | 85 |
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