Observed climate for January 2026

Rainfall

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 Kenya and Uganda, and reaching into South Sudan and Ethiopia.

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

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 observed in eastern parts of Tanzania, much of Kenya, eastern Uganda, southern Somalia, S. Sudan and Ethiopia.

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

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.

Light rainfall between 11 and 100 mm was observed in several areas surrounding the moderate rainfall regions including in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya as well as in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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

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Minimum Temperature anomalies
Minimum Temperature anomalies
  • Warmer than usual minimum temperature recorded over western and northern Sudan, southern and western South Sudan, most parts of Ethiopia, northern and southern Somalia, central and eastern Tanzania, everywhere in Kenya, and Uganda.
  • Cooler than …
August 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

  • Severely wet (much wetter than usual) conditions observed in northern Sudan, northeastern Ethiopia, northern parts of Eritrea.
  • Wetter than normal conditions observed in central Ethiopia and Sudan, isolated areas in southern and eastern South Sudan, …
July 2020 Read More
Maximum Temperature anomalies
Maximum Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usually maximum temperature recorded in northern Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, southwestern parts of South Sudan, coastal parts and northeastern Kenya, southern and northern Tanzania.
  • Colder than usual maximum temperature recorded in most parts of …
July 2020 Read More
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