U.S. Virgin Islands vs Zanzibar

Curved turquoise pool with wooden bar structure and blue umbrellas, overlooking beach and calm Caribbean waters at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort.

U.S. Virgin Islands1 resort · ★ 4.4 average

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

U.S. Virgin Islands 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

U.S. Virgin Islands compared with Zanzibar
U.S. Virgin Islands	Measure	Zanzibar
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
1	Resorts in our catalog	15 (better)
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$354–$359/night pp	Nightly rates	$93–$723/night pp (better)
0 of 1	Adults-only resorts	0 of 15
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
September–November	Rainy season	Long rains mid-March to May (April is the wettest month), short rains in November
December–April	Sweet spot	June to October and December to February
December–April prime; hurricane season June–November	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

U.S. Virgin Islands

Zanzibar

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for U.S. Virgin Islands and Zanzibar
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
Zanzibar · high °F	89	90	90	87	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	89
U.S. Virgin Islands · rain (in)	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	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 St. Croix / St. Thomas and Zanzibar (ZNZ): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.