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Best Kitespots in Zanzibar North

1 spot · Tanzania

Best for kiting from May to September, with 51 to 76 % kite days. Water 27 to 28 °C.

Median of 1 spot with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots
1 spot
Median kite days
40 % of days
median spot, over the year
Water
29 °C
median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot
Matemwe
40 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Zanzibar North

Zanzibar North in Tanzania has 1 kite spot in our data. The median spot reaches 40 % kite days over the year; Matemwe leads with 40 %.

Best season at the median spot: May to September (50 % kite days or more). Water about 29 °C.

Best time to visit Zanzibar North

  • Prime 60 % and more
  • Good 40 to 59 %
  • Possible 20 to 39 %
  • Off under 20 %
  • No data hatched
  • Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

  • Best season: May to September
  • Warm and windy: January and May to September
  • Low wind: March and November to December

Kite days at the median spot range from 9 % in November to 76 % in July.

Water 27 °C in August to 30 °C in March. Air 26 °C in August to 29 °C in March, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Zanzibar North: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Zanzibar North?

The best months are May to September: the median spot in Zanzibar North had 51 to 76 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Zanzibar North?

Matemwe has the most kite days in Zanzibar North: 40 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Zanzibar North?

The water ranges from 27 °C in August to 30 °C in March at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in August, boardshorts in March.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

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Kite days per year, % of days

  1. 1
    Matemwe

    Tanzania

    40 %
    January: 43 % kite days (Good)February: 32 % kite days (Possible)March: 17 % kite days (Off)April: 23 % kite days (Possible)May: 53 % kite days (Good)June: 67 % kite days (Prime)July: 76 % kite days (Prime)August: 62 % kite days (Prime)September: 51 % kite days (Good)October: 35 % kite days (Possible)November: 9 % kite days (Off)December: 16 % kite days (Off)
    Kite days by month at Matemwe: Jan 43 %, Feb 32 %, Mar 17 %, Apr 23 %, May 53 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 9 %, Dec 16 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Zanzibar North: median of 1 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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