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Zanzibar weather in March

Is it warm? Yes. March in Zanzibar is hot: afternoons average 31°C and nights 26°C. Most days (80%) peak between 29°C and 33°C.

Hot · average high

31°C

25°C or more on almost every day.

  • Average low26°overnight
  • Sea30°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days15118 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy64% cloud · 12% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every March afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 29° and 33°.

Number of March days by daily high, 2011–2025.

March, year by year

The average March high in each year. The warmest, 2019, averaged 33°C; the coolest, 2013, 30°C.

Average March high by year: 2011: 30.8°C, 2012: 30.2°C, 2013: 29.5°C, 2014: 29.6°C, 2015: 30.1°C, 2016: 31.4°C, 2017: 31.9°C, 2018: 30.5°C, 2019: 32.5°C, 2020: 30.3°C, 2021: 32°C, 2022: 32.4°C, 2023: 31.7°C, 2024: 31.6°C, 2025: 31.5°C.

Compared with home

Average March highs. Expect rain on about 15 days (118 mm in a typical month).

  • Zanzibar31°
  • London11°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin10°
  • Manchester10°
  • Belfast9°
  • Glasgow9°

Other months

Zanzibar all year · Where else is hot in March

Other warm places in March

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Zanzibar is about 10h.

  • Warm in Mar

    24°C average high

    avg high · 17° at night

    25°C+ on 4 in 10 days

    Hurghada

    Egypt

    Sea
    22°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Mar

    27°C average high

    avg high · 16° at night

    25°C+ on 7 in 10 days

    Sharm el-Sheikh

    Egypt

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Mar

    25°C average high

    avg high · 19° at night

    25°C+ on 4 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology