Observed climate for April 2026
Rainfall
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.
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.
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
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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, northern Burundi, northern Kenya, in parts of central and northeastern Somalia, and in northern, central and southern Tanzania
Moderately …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in Rwanda, Burundi, in parts of western Kenya, and in northwestern, western, eastern and southern Tanzania.
Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was in central …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall of between 200 - 500 mm was observed in southwestern and southern parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in parts of western Kenya, in western part of …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in northern, central, eastern and southeastern Uganda, in central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern, central and western parts of Kenya, and in western and southwestern …
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall of between 200 - 500 mm was observed in central and southern Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in southwestern Rwanda, in much of Burundi, in southwestern parts of …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Kenya, and in northern, central, eastern and southern parts of Tanzania.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern …
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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in north-western, western, eastern, and parts of central Tanzania; in parts of coastal Kenya; and in a few areas in south-western and eastern Uganda, as well as …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall of between 200 and 500 mm was observed in north-western, western, central, south-western, and parts of eastern and coastal Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100-200 mm was observed in south-western Uganda, in part of …
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, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in much of South Sudan and Somalia, in western Eritrea, in western, northwestern, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in western, central and southeastern Uganda, in southwestern, central and …
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall of between 200 - 500 mm was observed in parts of southwestern Ethiopia, in areas around Lake Victoria, in western, central, eastern and coastal parts of Kenya, in southern parts of Somalia, in …