Observed climate for April 2026

Rainfall

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions

  • Observed in the southern parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, southern Somalia, southeastern parts of Kenya, and southern Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed in several parts in Tanzania including the central to northern parts, Uganda, several areas in Kenya, the horn of Africa region, southern Ethiopia, and western South Sudan.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Much Wetter than usual conditions

  • Observed in the southern tip of Tanzania, a few pockets in the southeastern lowlands of Kenya, southern coastal parts of Somalia, northern Ethiopia, Djibouti and a few areas in southern Sudan.

Wetter than usual conditions

  • Observed mostly in the regions surrounding the much wetter than usual rainfall areas across the region.

Drier to much drier than usual conditions

  • Observed in Tanzania, Uganda, several parts of Kenya the Horn of Africa region including the border region between Ethiopia and Somalia, pockets in Ethiopia, western South Sudan, Eritrea and eastern Sudan.

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

Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall exceeding 200mm

  • Observed in southwestern parts including southern, coastal, and western parts of Tanzania, a few pockets in Burundi, southern Uganda, western and central parts of Kenya, and some patches in southwestern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 101 and 200mm

  • Observed in several parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, southern Somalia, Ethiopia, and southwestern parts of South Sudan.

Light rainfall between 11 and 100 mm

  • Observed in central parts of Tanzania, eastern and northern parts of Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and northern Somalia.

Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm

  • Observed in a few pockets in northern Somalia, and much of Sudan.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the south-eastern part of Rwanda, in eastern Burundi, and in isolated parts in north-western Tanzania.

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Rwanda, in north-western, …

January 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in much of western, central, and southern Tanzania, including eastern Burundi.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in much of Rwanda, …

January 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed over Rwanda, eastern Burundi, and north-western, central, eastern, and southern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed over southern parts of South Sudan, over much of …

January 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in southern part of Burundi and northwest Tanzania.
  • Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in southwestern of Uganda; central and eastern Kenya, …
December 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in a few areas in south-west Uganda, eastern Kenya, south-west Somalia and north-west Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed over a few parts in central and southern Uganda, in western …
December 2021 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions were observed in south-west Uganda, southern Burundi, eastern Kenya extending to southeast Somalia, and in northwest Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in most of Sudan, Djibouti, …
December 2021 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions were observed in isolated areas in western South Sudan.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in most of Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, northern western and central Ethiopia, northern, central …
November 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in central highlands of Kenya.
  • Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in western and southeastern parts of Uganda, western Rwanda, much of …
November 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in a few isolated parts in western South Sudan and central highland of Kenya.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over several parts of South Sudan, western and central Uganda, western, central …
November 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central and north-east Ethiopia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in much of northern parts of Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, Djibouti, and in isolated parts of western highlands …
October 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was not observed in any part of the Greater Horn of Africa.
  • Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in western parts of Ethiopia, western …
October 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and north-eastern parts of Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in north-eastern Sudan, southern and eastern South Sudan, north-western Eritrea; sporadic parts in western, north-western …
September 2021 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter than usual to severely wet conditions were observed in north-eastern Sudan, southern and eastern South Sudan, north-western Eritrea; sporadic parts in western, north-western and eastern Ethiopia; north-western Somalia, highlands of western Kenya , …
September 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall between 300 - 500 mm was observed over isolated areas in western and north-western Ethiopia.
  • Moderate rainfall between 200 - 300 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan , everywhere in South …
September 2021 Read More