Matemwe, Zanzibar

Matemwe • Tanzania flag Tanzania
172 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
3.7 m
Waves
small, medium

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
133000
93000
62000
102000
225000
2311000
2712000
238000
186000
134000
40000
40000
Dominant wind direction
wind 6º
wind 49º
wind 135º
wind 177º
wind 176º
wind 175º
wind 171º
wind 140º
wind 136º
wind 134º
wind 135º
wind 7º
Avg. wind (kt)
10
9
8
9
12
13
13
12
11
10
8
8
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
1214–
1214–
1113–
1214–
1315–
1315–
1315–
1314–
1314–
1214–
1114–
1114–
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
30º 26º
30º 26º
30º 26º
28º 24º
28º 24º
28º 23º
27º 23º
27º 22º
28º 23º
29º 24º
29º 25º
29º 25º
Water temperature
28º
28º
29º
29º
28º
27º
26º
26º
26º
27º
28º
28º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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