Wind statistics for Zanzibar
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Zanzibar, Tanzania — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.9 mph
- Average gusts: 15.3 mph
- Average daily rain: 4.3 mm
- Average temperature: 27°C
- Good kite days: 104 a year
- Best month: July (kite score 100/100)
- Windiest month: June (9.6 mph)
- Calmest month: November (5.9 mph)
- Rainiest month: April (13.0 mm)
How Zanzibar compares
Zanzibar ranks #134 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 75% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, July, scores 100/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0 mph | 17.1 mph | 2.9 mm | 28°C | 17 | 85 | YES |
| February | 8.0 mph | 16.0 mph | 2.0 mm | 29°C | 12 | 85 | YES |
| March | 6.2 mph | 12.9 mph | 5.6 mm | 28°C | 2 | 59 | EH… |
| April | 7.7 mph | 15.0 mph | 13.0 mm | 26°C | 1 | 70 | EH… |
| May | 9.5 mph | 17.6 mph | 6.9 mm | 26°C | 10 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 9.6 mph | 17.7 mph | 3.3 mm | 25°C | 12 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 9.3 mph | 17.1 mph | 1.4 mm | 25°C | 19 | 100 | YES |
| August | 8.9 mph | 17.0 mph | 1.4 mm | 25°C | 14 | 100 | YES |
| September | 7.4 mph | 14.6 mph | 1.5 mm | 26°C | 7 | 93 | YES |
| October | 6.6 mph | 13.4 mph | 3.2 mm | 26°C | 2 | 70 | EH… |
| November | 5.9 mph | 12.4 mph | 6.6 mm | 27°C | 2 | 56 | EH… |
| December | 6.5 mph | 13.3 mph | 4.4 mm | 28°C | 6 | 62 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Zanzibar, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Zanzibar using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.