Gisenyi vs Zanzibar: which is better, month by month

Zanzibar beats Gisenyi in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (87 vs 62) — while Gisenyi wins May; they are within 3 points in April, June and July.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Gisenyi vs Zanzibar — all 12 months

MonthGisenyiZanzibarWinnerGap
January74Bwarm, soaked, muggy air84Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar10
February72Bwarm, soaked, muggy air86Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar14
March61Cwarm, soaked, muggy air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar18
April58Dwarm, soaked, muggy air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie1
May79Bwarm, soaked, muggy air75Bhot, rainy, clean airGisenyi4
June87Awarm, a little rain, muggy air90Shot, a little rain, clean airTie3
July90Swarm, a little rain92Shot, dry, clean airTie2
August86Awarm, rainy92Shot, dry, clean airZanzibar6
September76Bwarm, soaked, muggy air93Ssweltering, dry, clean airZanzibar17
October62Cwarm, soaked, muggy air87Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar25
November57Dwarm, soaked, clean air82Asweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar25
December60Cwarm, soaked, muggy air80Asweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar20

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (62 vs 87). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Gisenyi

🇷🇼 Rwanda · tropical climate

Best month
July 90/100
Months won
1 of 12

Zanzibar

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month
September 93/100
Months won
8 of 12

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