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.

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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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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, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the largest section of the region including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, S. Sudan, and a few areas in Eritrea …

November 2025 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Eritrea, central South Sudan, several parts in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, eastern parts of Kenya, northwestern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and several parts of …

October 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Sudan, western South Sudan, much of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia and southeastern Ethiopia.

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were …

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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in northwest and southeastern Ethiopia, in northeastern parts of Kenya, in southwestern and southeastern Sudan, and in western to southeastern Uganda.

Moderately …

August 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, in coastal and southern parts of Eritrea, in Djibouti, in northern, northeastern, and western Ethiopia, in northwestern and southwestern Uganda, in northwestern and parts …

July 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed several parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti, and in parts of northern Uganda and southern Burundi.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed …

June 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, southern and eastern Sudan extending to northern and western South Sudan, in northeastern Somalia, in central parts of Ethiopia, in southwestern Uganda and in western …

May 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti and Uganda, in central to northeastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in southwestern South Sudan, and in central parts of Tanzania.

Moderately …

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Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in eastern Uganda, in several parts of northern and eastern Kenya, in southern and central parts of Somalia, …

March 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in much of |Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, in southern parts of South Sudan, and in central, southern and eastern parts of Ethiopia.

Moderately wet conditions were observed …

February 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts Ethiopia and Uganda, in parts of Djibouti and Eritrea, in southwestern and southeastern South Sudan, in northern and eastern parts of Kenya, and in …

January 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts Ethiopia, in southern South Sudan, in southern and central Somalia, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in northern, western and central parts of …

December 2024 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of northeastern and central Somalia, in parts of north and south Ethiopia, in western parts of South Sudan, in central and south-central parts of …

November 2024 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in much of northern, central and eastern Kenya, in parts of northwestern Burundi, and in a few places in southern Lake Victoria …

October 2024 Read More