Serengeti vs Zanzibar: which is better, month by month

Zanzibar beats Serengeti in 4 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (93 vs 84) — while Serengeti wins April to May; they are within 3 points in the other 6 months.

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.

Serengeti vs Zanzibar — all 12 months

MonthSerengetiZanzibarWinnerGap
January83Awarm, rainy, clean air84Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTie1
February83Ahot, a little rain, clean air86Asweltering, a little rain, clean airTie3
March80Ahot, rainy, clean air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airTie1
April79Bhot, rainy, clean air59Dsweltering, soaked, clean airSerengeti20
May86Awarm, a little rain, clean air75Bhot, rainy, clean airSerengeti11
June87Awarm, dry, clean air90Shot, a little rain, clean airTie3
July87Awarm, dry, clean air92Shot, dry, clean airZanzibar5
August86Awarm, dry, clean air92Shot, dry, clean airZanzibar6
September84Ahot, dry, clean air93Ssweltering, dry, clean airZanzibar9
October82Ahot, a little rain, clean air87Asweltering, a little rain, clean airZanzibar5
November80Ahot, rainy, clean air82Asweltering, rainy, clean airTie2
December81Ahot, rainy, clean air80Asweltering, rainy, clean airTie1

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is April (79 vs 59). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Serengeti

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month
June 87/100
Months won
2 of 12

Zanzibar

🇹🇿 Tanzania · tropical climate

Best month
September 93/100
Months won
4 of 12

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