Observed climate for February 2026

Rainfall

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions

  • Observed in much of Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda and eastern Burundi, in several parts of western, central and southern Kenya, in northern, central to southwestern parts of Tanzania, eastern Rwanda and Burundi, much of Uganda, several parts of Kenya, and in southern parts of South Sudan.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed in the south-eastern tip of Tanzania, and in a few pocket areas in South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Much Wetter than usual conditions

  • Observed in most areas in Rwanda and Uganda, in northeastern Burundi, , in eastern lowlands to western parts of Kenya, southern parts of South Sudan, in northern Tanzania, and a few pockets in Ethiopia.

Wetter than usual conditions

  • Observed in northern, central and southwestern Tanzania, regions surrounding the much wetter than usual condition of Burundi and Rwanda, southern parts of South Sudan, a few pockets in northwestern Ethiopia and regions surrounding the much wetter usual rainfall regions in Kenya.

Drier to much drier than usual conditions

  • Observed in southeastern parts of Tanzania, , and in southern central to northeastern parts of Ethiopia.

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

Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall exceeding 200mm

  • Observed in southwestern parts and in pockets of central and north-eastern Tanzania, and in a few areas in the eastern parts of Burundi, and northern parts of Rwanda and western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall of between 101mm and 200mm

  • Observed in the southern parts of the region including Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, southern Uganda and western Kenya.

Light rainfall between 11 and 100 mm

  • Observed in southern parts of South Sudan extending to the northern to central parts of Uganda, in southwestern to central parts of Ethiopia. In the northwestern, central to southeastern Kenya, and in coastal parts of Tanzania.

Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm

  • Observed in eastern Kenya, eastern and north-western and northern Ethiopia, and in much of Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Sudan and northern and central South Sudan.

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High Rainfall exceeding 200mm

  • Observed in southwestern parts and in pockets of central and north-eastern Tanzania, and in a few areas in the eastern parts of Burundi, and northern parts of Rwanda and western Kenya. …
February 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed mostly in southern Tanzania.

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

January 2026 Read More
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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 …

December 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was not observed anywhere in the region.

Moderate rainfall of between 101mm and 200mm was observed in the southwestern parts of the region including in western Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, …

November 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in western parts of Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 101mm and 200mm was also observed in the central and western parts of Ethiopia, western South Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, …

October 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in western parts of Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was also observed in the western parts of Ethiopia.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm …

September 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in northwestern and western Ethiopia, in western and eastern South Sudan, and in northeastern Uganda.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, southwestern …

August 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in southwestern part of Sudan, in northwestern and western parts of Ethiopia, and in northwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southern parts of …

July 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in western part of Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in western Ethiopia, in northwestern to southwestern South Sudan, in northern, central to southwestern Uganda, extending …

June 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in southeastern Uganda, in western and parts of coastal Kenya, and in parts of northern coast of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in western Ethiopia, …

May 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 500mm was observed in central part of Kenya and southern part of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 200mm and 500mm was observed in western and central parts of Kenya and in isolated parts of …

April 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in western and southern parts of Tanzania, and in few isolated areas in southwestern Ethiopia and western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southwestern …

March 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall exceeding 100mm was observed in Burundi, southern Rwanda, and northwestern, western, and southern Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was recorded in southern Uganda, in central to northern Rwanda in western …

February 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in a few areas in western and southwestern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in Burundi, southern Rwanda, and northwestern, western, central and parts of eastern …

January 2025 Read More
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Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in a few areas in eastern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in Burundi, western and southeastern Kenya, and in several parts of Tanzania. …

December 2024 Read More