Musanze vs Zanzibar: which is better, month by month

Zanzibar beats Musanze in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (93 vs 80) — while Musanze wins April to May; they are within 3 points in June to July.

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.

Musanze vs Zanzibar — all 12 months

MonthMusanzeZanzibarWinnerGap
January76Bwarm, soaked, muggy air84Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar8
February76Bwarm, soaked, muggy air86Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar10
March69Cwarm, soaked, muggy air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar10
April70Bwarm, soaked, muggy air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airMusanze11
May84Awarm, rainy, muggy air75Bhot, rainy, clean airMusanze9
June90Snice, dry90Shot, a little rain, clean airTie0
July89Awarm, dry92Shot, dry, clean airTie3
August85Awarm, a little rain92Shot, dry, clean airZanzibar7
September80Awarm, rainy93Ssweltering, dry, clean airZanzibar13
October75Bwarm, soaked, muggy air87Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar12
November72Bwarm, soaked, clean air82Asweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar10
December73Bwarm, soaked, muggy air80Asweltering, rainy, clean airZanzibar7

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is September (80 vs 93). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Musanze

🇷🇼 Rwanda · tropical climate

Best month
June 90/100
Months won
2 of 12

Zanzibar

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month
September 93/100
Months won
8 of 12

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