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When to go · Stone Town

Stone Town, month by month

The best months for Stone Town: Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec. Months to avoid: Apr, May.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatInside Stone Town's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.33 °C / 25 °C, 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGreatInside Stone Town's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.33 °C / 24 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  3. MarchMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb). Across Tanzania: Calving winds down; rains start late in the month.33 °C / 25 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (long rains).31 °C / 25 °C, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low
  5. MayAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (long rains).30 °C / 24 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
  6. JuneGreatInside Stone Town's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.29 °C / 23 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyGreatInside Stone Town's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.29 °C / 22 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustGreatInside Stone Town's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.29 °C / 21 °C, 5 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Stone Town's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.30 °C / 21 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: High
  10. OctoberGreatInside Stone Town's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.31 °C / 22 °C, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb). Across Tanzania: Short rains; herds stream back into the central and southern Serengeti.31 °C / 23 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGreatInside Stone Town's best window: Jun–Oct, Dec–Feb.32 °C / 24 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday