How warm does Serengeti & Zanzibar get?

Typical daytime highs in Serengeti & Zanzibar are Mar–May 28°C (82°F), Jun–Aug 25°C (76°F), Sep–Nov 29°C (84°F), Dec–Feb 30°C (86°F).

Is Serengeti & Zanzibar expensive?

On the ground, Serengeti & Zanzibar is high-end.

Africa & Middle East / Tanzania

Serengeti & Zanzibar

Q: What sort of trip is Serengeti & Zanzibar good for?

Serengeti & Zanzibar is good for sunshine and salt water, landscape doing the heavy lifting, the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing, moving about and doing things.

Serengeti & Zanzibar · Tanzania · Arusha

A week of lions and open grass, then a flight to an island with white sand and a stone town smelling of cloves.

The best time to visit Serengeti & Zanzibar is Jun–Oct, Jan–Feb, when typical daytime highs reach about 30°C (86°F). Local time there is 11:26 (UTC+3).

Best time to go

Jun–Oct, Jan–Feb

Budget on the ground

$$$ · high-end

Nearest airport

JRO · Arusha

Good for

sunshine and salt water landscape doing the heavy lifting the once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing moving about and doing things

In season

January February June July August September October

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 440mm0 to 17.3in

January · high 86°F · rain 3.5in · 12.3h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Arusha, this page’s gateway

Serengeti & Zanzibar month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	30°C86°F	89mm3.5in	12.3h12.3h	in the recommended window
February	31°C87°F	108mm4.3in	12.2h12.2h	in the recommended window
March	31°C88°F	229mm9.0in	12.1h12.1h
April	27°C81°F	435mm17.1in	12.0h12.0h
May	26°C78°F	200mm7.9in	12.0h12.0h
June	24°C75°F	81mm3.2in	11.9h11.9h	in the recommended window
July	24°C75°F	63mm2.5in	11.9h11.9h	in the recommended window
August	26°C79°F	49mm1.9in	12.0h12.0h	in the recommended window
September	28°C83°F	42mm1.7in	12.1h12.1h	in the recommended window
October	29°C85°F	112mm4.4in	12.2h12.2h	in the recommended window
November	29°C84°F	220mm8.7in	12.3h12.3h
December	29°C85°F	119mm4.7in	12.3h12.3h

Good to know

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