Observed climate for December 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed mostly in Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 101mm and 200mm was observed in the southern parts of the region including Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and southern parts of Kenya.

Light rainfall between 11 and 100 mm was observed in several areas north of the equator including several parts of Kenya, southern Somalia, Uganda, southern S. Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea.

Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm was observed in eastern and northeastern parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, northern parts of S. Sudan, Sudan, and western Eritrea.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Much Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few pockets across the region including in Tanzania, a few parts in Kenya, Uganda, S. Sudan, and Ethiopia.

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in areas in the vicinity of the above-mentioned regions.

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in eastern parts of Kenya, southeastern Ethiopia, Somalia, and border region between S. Sudan and Ethiopia.

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

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, S. Sudan and central Ethiopia.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, eastern Kenya, Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia and the border region between Ethiopia and S. Sudan.

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

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Minimum Temperature anomalies
Minimum Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usually minimum temperature recorded in northwestern and northeastern Sudan, most parts of central, western and northern Ethiopia, southern, central and northeastern parts of South Sudan, nearly everywhere in Somalia, Kenya and Uganda.
  • Colder …
July 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Total rainfall for July 2020

  • 300 - 500 mm of rainfall observed in much parts of central Ethiopia.
  • 200 – 300 mm of rainfall observed in western Kenya, south and western South Sudan, much parts …
July 2020 Read More
Exceptional rainfall
Exceptional rainfall

  • Extremely to Severely wet (much wetter than usual) conditions observed in south Kordofan region of Sudan, western South Sudan, central and northeastern Eritrea Ethiopia, northeastern Eritrea, most of Djibouti, isolated areas in central, southeastern and …
July 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Much wetter than usual conditions in most parts of Tanzania, northeastern Rwanda, Kenya, most parts of Somalia, southwestern Ethiopia , southeastern South Sudan, most parts of eastern, central and northern Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall in western …
March 2020 Read More