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Greece vs Tanzania
Greece and Tanzania, 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
| Greece | Measure | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better) | U.S. travel advisory | Level 3: Reconsider Travel |
| 37 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 15 |
| ★ 4.6 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.6 (better) |
| $45–$2113/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $75–$560/night pp |
| 7 of 37 | Adults-only resorts | 0 of 15 |
| No hurricane season | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season |
| November–February | Rainy season | Long rains mid-March–May (April is seriously wet), short rains November |
| Late May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest) | Sweet spot | June–October and December–February |
| Greek (English widely spoken) | Language | Swahili & English (English widely used in tourism) |
| Euro | Currency | Tanzanian shilling (TZS); USD widely accepted |
| 230V, European Type C/F plugs | Power | 230V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter |
| On the right | Driving | On the left |
| ~9–11h from the US, often via a hub | Flight time | ~16–19h+ from the US, with a connection |
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
Greece
Tanzania
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece · high °F | 60 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 62 |
| Tanzania · high °F | 89 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 89 |
| Greece · 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 |
| Tanzania · 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 and Zanzibar: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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