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 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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan extending to the northern parts of South Sudan and southeastern South Sudan, in central and southern Eritrea, in Djibouti, Rwanda and Burundi, …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in parts of southwestern and southern Ethiopia, in southeastern Uganda, in western, central, eastern and southern coast of Kenya, in southern parts of Somalia, …
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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions observed in the costal parts of Tanzania and Kenya.
Usual rainfall conditions observed in the costal parts of Tanzania and Kenya.
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions observed in …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall (300 mm observed in isolated areas in southern Tanzania
Moderate to heavy rainfall (200-300 mm) observed in the highlands of south-western Ethiopia, western and Nyanza counties in Kenya, everywhere in Rwanda and …
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was observed in a western and southwestern parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in southern parts of Burundi and in northwestern, central …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed several parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, in northern and southeastern parts of Kenya, and in a few areas in northeastern and southern Tanzania.
Moderately wet to severely …
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was observed in a western and eastern parts of Burundi, and in northwestern and western parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, in southern part of South Sudan, in northwestern, central and northeastern part of Tanzania, and in western parts of Kenya.
Moderately dry …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in south-central part of South Sudan, north-central and south-western Uganda, some parts of western Kenya, western and central parts of Rwanda, and in a few areas in …
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was observed in a few isolated areas in south-western Uganda, part of central Kenya, western Rwanda, and north-western Burundi.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed …