På gång i Zanzibar (Stone Town), Tanzania under året

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Christmas and New Year peak

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Kaskazi, the calm season (1 dec – 28 feb (vanligtvis)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 5 jan)

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Ramadan

• Festival

  Sauti za Busara

  5–8 febMusikfestivalBoka tidigt

  Four days of live African music in the old fort at Stone Town in early February, the island's best-known cultural event and the one week the town fills. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Ramadan

  17 feb – 19 marStängningar

  Zanzibar is overwhelmingly Muslim and observes it seriously: Stone Town restaurants close during daylight, hours change, and eating in the street is not done. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–23 marRamadan & eidStängningar

  Four days of celebration at the end of Ramadan, with the beaches at Nungwi and Stone Town's waterfront full of families. Transport and hotels are booked locally. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Kaskazi, the calm season (1 dec – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Ramadan

• Säsong

  Masika, the long rains

  20 mar – 31 maj · vanligtvisMonsunStängningar

  The wettest stretch of the year, and the one when much of the east coast simply closes: hotels shut, dive centres stop, and what stays open is at its cheapest.

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (17 feb – 19 mar), Eid al-Fitr (20–23 mar)

Mycket folk — April short break i Tanzania, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (17 feb – 19 mar), Eid al-Fitr (20–23 mar), Masika, the long rains (20 mar – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Masika, the long rains (20 mar – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Mid-year break i Tanzania

• Säsong

  Kusi, the cool monsoon

  1 jun – 30 sep · vanligtvis

  The southern monsoon is dry and breezy with clear water, which makes the middle of the year the island's best conditions and its reliable kitesurfing wind.

• Festival

  Zanzibar International Film Festival

  24–28 jun

  East Africa's largest film festival takes over the old fort and venues across Stone Town for a week in late June, with screenings outdoors after dark. Källa ↗

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Mid-year break i Tanzania

• Festival

  Mwaka Kogwa

  15–31 jul · vanligtvisStor festival

  The Shirazi new year at Makunduchi in the south: a ritual mock fight with banana stems, a burning hut, and four days of feeding anyone who turns up. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Kusi, the cool monsoon (1 jun – 30 sep (vanligtvis)), Zanzibar International Film Festival (24–28 jun)

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Kusi, the cool monsoon (1 jun – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, September short break i Tanzania

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Kusi, the cool monsoon (1 jun – 30 sep (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Lugnt — redaktionens lugna månad, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Vuli, the short rains

  1 nov – 15 dec · vanligtvisMonsun

  Scattered heavy showers rather than settled rain, empty beaches and the lowest prices of the year outside the long rains.

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Christmas and New Year peak

• Säsong

  Kaskazi, the calm season

  1 dec – 28 feb · vanligtvisMonsun

  The northeast monsoon brings hot, still, humid weather and the flattest water of the year: the best diving visibility and the least wind for the dhows.

• Helg

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 5 janJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  The fortnight around Christmas and New Year is the busiest and dearest stretch of the dry spell between the rains. Hotels, lodges and climbs book out months ahead, and many add festive supplements or minimum stays. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Vuli, the short rains (1 nov – 15 dec (vanligtvis))