April 2021

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm observed in south-eastern Tanzania, Lake Victoria basin, and highland of western Ethiopia.
  • Moderate to heavy rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in central and south-western Ethiopia; north-eastern, central and southern parts of Kenya; south-western, western and northern Uganda; and north-eastern and north-western Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in southern and south-western South Sudan, most parts of Ethiopia, southern Somalia, upper and lower eastern parts of Kenya, and central Tanzania.
  • Rainfall range 10-50 mm observed over Central and northern parts of South Sudan, northern-western and north-eastern Ethiopia, most parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, central and northern Somalia, north-western Kenya, and central Tanzania.
  • Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) in most parts of Sudan.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in highlands of central and western Ethiopia, Blue Nile state of Sudan, Upper Nile state of South Sudan, western Kenya, and sporadic areas in Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in most parts of Tanzania, everywhere in Burundi, most parts of Rwanda and Uganda, southern and northern Somalia, and most parts of Somalia.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in south and south-western parts of South Sudan, northern and costal parts of Kenya, south-eastern Ethiopia, and central Somalia.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed in isolated small areas in northern Kenya.
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in Lake Victoria basin, highlands of central and western Ethiopia, Blue Nile state of Sudan, Upper Nile state of South Sudan, western Kenya, and sporadic areas in Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in most parts of Tanzania, everywhere in Burundi and most parts of Rwanda and Uganda, southern and northern Somalia, and most parts of Eritrea.
  • Moderately drier to severely drier than usual conditions observed in south and south-western parts of South Sudan, northern and costal parts of Kenya, south-eastern Ethiopia, and central Somalia.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter-than-usual conditions were observed in south-western South Sudan, in parts of coastal Kenya, and in north-western, western, central, and eastern parts of Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Djibouti, Eritrea, …

December 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in eastern and southern parts of Sudan, in western parts of Eritrea, in western, northwestern, southern and eastern parts of Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia …

November 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in northwestern, western, eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, …

October 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions observed in central parts of Sudan, in coastal and central parts of Eritrea, in northern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in northeastern southern parts of Somalia, in southeastern and coastal parts …

September 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions observed in central and southern parts of Sout Sudan, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in several parts of Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, in parts …

August 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed a small isolated area in western Sudan.

Usual rainfall conditions observed over southern pats of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in western and southern parts of Ethiopia, …

July 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in eastern part of South Sudan, in northwestern and central parts of Uganda, and in part of western Kenya. …

June 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Eritrea, Djibouti, northeastern Ethiopia, and western part of Sudan.

Usual rainfall conditions observed over in parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, in …

May 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan extending into northern parts of South Sudan, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in central, northeastern …

April 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than normal conditions observed in the costal parts of Tanzania and Kenya.

Usual rainfall conditions observed over south-western and central Tanzania, central Kenya, and southern Somalia.

Much wetter than normal conditions observed in the …

March 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions observed in several parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, southern parts of South Sudan, in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and in northern parts of Tanzania.

No rainfall Conditions …

January 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in several parts of Uganda, in western part of Kenya, and in northwestern, central and northeastern part of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions observed over much of …

December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in south-central part of South Sudan, north-central and southwestern Uganda, parts of western Kenya, western and central Rwanda, and in a few isolated areas in north-western …

November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions observed in a few isolated areas in southeastern South Sudan, in a few areas in western Eritrea, in northeastern and eastern parts of South Sudan, and in …

October 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions observed in some parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, in southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in parts of northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in Western Kenya, and in northeastern and …

September 2022 Read More