Fiji vs Zanzibar

Wooden bungalow with thatched-roof structures nestled in tropical vegetation overlooking calm blue ocean waters.

Thatched-roof pavilion with blue curtains surrounded by palm trees, flowering plants, and a small pool at The Palms Zanzibar.

Fiji 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

Fiji compared with Zanzibar
Fiji	Measure	Zanzibar
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13	Resorts in our catalog	15 (better)
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$185–$1151/night pp	Nightly rates	$93–$723/night pp (better)
7 of 13	Adults-only resorts	0 of 15
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
November–April, wettest January–March	Rainy season	Long rains mid-March to May (April is the wettest month), short rains in November
May–October: dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays	Sweet spot	June to October and December to February
Nadi (NAN): Denarau 20 min; island resorts by boat or small plane	Airport	Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ); listed transfers run 40 to 97 minutes
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.

On the map

Fiji

Zanzibar

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Fiji and Zanzibar
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Fiji · high °F	88	88	87	85	83	81	80	80	82	84	86	87
Zanzibar · high °F	89	90	90	87	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	89
Fiji · rain (in)	11.9	11.3	12.9	7.1	3.9	2.4	1.9	2.4	3.2	4.2	5.5	7.5
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 Nadi / Denarau and Zanzibar (ZNZ): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.