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Crete vs Zanzibar
Crete 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
| Crete | Measure | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better) | U.S. travel advisory | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
| 17 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 15 |
| ★ 4.6 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.6 (better) |
| $45–$614/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $93–$723/night pp |
| 4 of 17 | Adults-only resorts | 0 of 15 |
| No hurricane season | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season |
| November–February | Rainy season | Long rains mid-March to May (April is the wettest month), short rains in November |
| June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest | Sweet spot | June to October and December to February |
| May–October; June and September are the sweet spots | 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.
On the map
Crete
Zanzibar
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crete · high °F | 60 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 62 |
| Zanzibar · high °F | 89 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 89 |
| Crete · rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| 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 Crete (north coast) and Zanzibar (ZNZ): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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