Observed climate for January 2025

Rainfall

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 Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was recorded in southern Uganda, western, central and southern Kenya, in northern Rwanda, and in northern and coastal Tanzania.

Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm was observed in areas of Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and central Uganda, and northern and eastern Kenya.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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 isolated parts of northern, central, coastal and southeastern Tanzania.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed southern parts of Rwanda extending to northern Burundi, and in a few parts of central Kenya and northwestern Tanzania..

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia and Uganda, in parts of Djibouti, in northern eastern and coastal Kenya, and in a few parts of northern, central and coastal parts of Tanzania.

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few areas in southern Rwanda, northern Burundi, southcentral Kenya, and parts of northwestern Tanzania.

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

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall exceeding 200mm

  • Observed in southwestern parts including southern, coastal, and western parts of Tanzania, a few pockets in Burundi, southern Uganda, western and central parts of Kenya, and some patches in southwestern Ethiopia. …
April 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Much Wetter than usual conditions

  • Observed in the southern tip of Tanzania, a few pockets in the southeastern lowlands of Kenya, southern coastal parts of Somalia, northern Ethiopia, Djibouti and a few areas in southern …
April 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions

  • Observed in the southern parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, southern Somalia, southeastern parts of Kenya, and southern Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed in several parts in Tanzania …
April 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions

  • Observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, several parts in Kenya, South Sudan, southern Sudan, Djibouti, several pockets in Ethiopia and Somalia.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed …
March 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall exceeding 200mm

  • Observed in southern parts of Tanzania, southeastern Uganda, central to western parts of Kenya, and southwestern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 101mm and 200mm

  • Observed in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, …
March 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Much Wetter than usual conditions

  • Observed in several parts including western and northeastern parts of Tanzania, eastern parts of Uganda, several parts of South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and western Eritrea.

Wetter than usual …

March 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …
February 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
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 …
February 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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. …
February 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed across a broad corridor extending from southern [e.g., Tanzania], traversing …

January 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Much Wetter than usual conditions were observed in Burundi.

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in areas in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and some spots in Ethiopia.

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were …

January 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
Standardized Precipitation Index
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, …

December 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

December 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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