Observed climate for August 2026
Rainfall
High Rainfall exceeding 200mm
- Observed in western Ethiopia and the border regions with Sudan.
Moderate rainfall of between 101 and 200mm
- Observed in western Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, northern parts of Uganda and western parts of Kenya.
Light rainfall between 11 and 100 mm
- Observed along the coastal and northwestern parts of Tanzania, western Rwanda, much of Uganda, western and coastal Kenya, the southern coastal and northern parts of Somalia, several parts of Ethiopia, southeastern South Sudan, northern Sudan, Djibouti, and Eritrea.
Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm
- Recorded across most parts of Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, several parts of Kenya and Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and northern Sudan.
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions
- Recorded in a few pocket areas in the region including Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions
- Recorded in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan.
Usual rainfall and no rainfall conditions
- Recorded in the rest of the region.
Much Wetter than usual conditions
- This category was not observed in the region.
Wetter than usual conditions
- This category was not observed in the region.
Drier to much drier than usual conditions
- All countries recorded this category of rainfall including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Sudan.
Usual or no rainfall conditions
- Recorded in the rest of the region.
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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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 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, …
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 …
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
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 200 - 500 mm was observed in parts of southwestern and southern Ethiopia, in northwestern Uganda, in part of southern Somalia, and in central Kenya.
Moderate rainfall between 100 …
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, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in western and central parts of Eritrea, in parts of southeastern Sudan, in northwestern, western, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in northwestern, central …