July 21, 2026 · Zanzibar, Tanzania
Sunrise in Zanzibar today is at 06:36. Day length is 11h 49m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Zanzibar's coordinates and updated daily.
Zanzibar lies at 6°S. Near the tropics, day length stays close to 12 hours year-round, with only minor variation between seasons.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Zanzibar.
The longest day in Zanzibar is around 12h 29m (around December 21). The shortest is around 11h 46m (around June 21).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:20 | 18:46 | 12h 26m |
| February | 06:29 | 18:47 | 12h 18m |
| March | 06:29 | 18:37 | 12h 9m |
| April | 06:25 | 18:23 | 11h 58m |
| May | 06:25 | 18:16 | 11h 50m |
| June | 06:31 | 18:17 | 11h 46m |
| July | 06:36 | 18:24 | 11h 48m |
| August | 06:31 | 18:26 | 11h 54m |
| September | 06:17 | 18:21 | 12h 4m |
| October | 06:03 | 18:17 | 12h 14m |
| November | 05:57 | 18:20 | 12h 24m |
| December | 06:05 | 18:33 | 12h 29m |