Observed climate for April 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 500mm was observed in central part of Kenya and southern part of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 200mm and 500mm was observed in western and central parts of Kenya and in isolated parts of southwestern Ethiopia, and southern and coastal Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southern Ethiopia, southwestern parts of South Sudan, in southern Somalia, in much of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi, and in northern, northeastern and western Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was recorded in central and southern Eritrea, in much of northern, central, and eastern Ethiopia, in much of South Sudan, in northern Uganda, in central and northern Somalia, in northwestern and eastern Kenya.

Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm was observed in areas of much of the rest of the region.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti and Uganda, in central to northeastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in southwestern South Sudan, and in central parts of Tanzania.

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in eastern parts of South Sudan in western Ethiopia, in southeastern Sudan, in northern, eastern, central and southeastern Kenya, in southern Somalia and in parts of northern, western and eastern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall and no rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in southeastern Sudan, extending to western Ethiopia and eastern South Sudan, in several parts of northern, central and eastern Kenya, in southern Somalia, in northern, western and eastern parts of Tanzania.

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts southern parts of Sudan in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in northeastern and central Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in western and southwestern South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, and in central Tanzania.

Usual or no rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia and Uganda, in much of northern, central and eastern parts of Kenya, in …

March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southwestern Ethiopia, in northern, central, western and southwestern Uganda, in several parts of northwestern, western and central Kenya, and in western …

February 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Kenya, and in northern, northeastern, central, eastern and southern Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of …

January 2024 Read More
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