Dar es Salaam vs Zanzibar: which is better, month by month

Zanzibar beats Dar es Salaam in all 12 months — its lead peaks in March (79 vs 57).

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Dar es Salaam

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month
July 82/100
Months won
0 of 12

Zanzibar

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month
September 93/100
Months won
12 of 12

Dar es Salaam vs Zanzibar — all 12 months

MonthDar es SalaamZanzibarWinnerGap
January65Csweltering, a little rain, muggy air84Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar19
February67Csweltering, a little rain, muggy air86Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar19
March57Dsweltering, soaked, clean air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar22
April47Fsweltering, soaked, clean air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airZanzibar12
May63Csweltering, rainy, clean air75Bhot, rainy, clean airZanzibar12
June77Bhot, a little rain, clean air90Shot, a little rain, clean airZanzibar13
July82Ahot, dry, clean air92Shot, dry, clean airZanzibar10
August80Ahot, dry, clean air92Shot, dry, clean airZanzibar12
September78Bsweltering, dry, clean air93Ssweltering, dry, clean airZanzibar15
October72Bsweltering, a little rain, clean air87Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar15
November66Csweltering, rainy, clean air82Asweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar16
December61Csweltering, rainy, clean air80Asweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar19

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is March (57 vs 79). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.