Bora Bora vs Zanzibar

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Bora Bora and Zanzibar, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

By the numbers

Bora Bora compared with Zanzibar
Bora Bora	Measure	Zanzibar
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
0	Resorts in our catalog	15 (better)
–	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
–	Nightly rates	$93–$723/night pp
0 of 0	Adults-only resorts	0 of 15
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
November–April	Rainy season	Long rains mid-March to May (April is the wettest month), short rains in November
May–October (dry season, and peak villa pricing)	Sweet spot	June to October and December to February
May–October dry season; Nov–April is wet/cyclone season	Season	June to October and December to February; long rains mid-March to May

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Bora Bora and Zanzibar
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bora Bora · high °F	89	89	89	89	87	86	86	86	86	87	88	88
Zanzibar · high °F	89	90	90	87	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	89
Bora Bora · rain (in)	13.2	9.6	6.7	5.5	4.0	2.9	2.1	1.9	2.1	3.5	8.3	12.5
Zanzibar · rain (in)	3.0	2.4	5.9	15.3	7.8	1.9	1.1	1.4	2.0	3.5	8.0	5.5

Approximate climate normals for Bora Bora lagoon and Zanzibar (ZNZ): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.