Observed climate for March 2026

Rainfall

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 in a few pockets in the region including a few pockets in central Somalia, northern parts of Ethiopia, and northwestern parts of Eritrea.

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

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 conditions

  • Observed in Tanzania, eastern half of Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, eastern Eritrea, and southern parts of Sudan.

Drier to much drier than usual conditions

  • Observed in a few pockets in southern Somalia and northern Ethiopia.

Usual or no rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan.

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, southern South Sudan, and several parts of Ethiopia.

Light rainfall between 11 and 100 mm

  • Observed in South Sudan, northwestern and northeastern parts of Kenya, Somalia, several parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.

Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm

  • Observed in northern South Sudan, Sudan, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, western Eritrea, and several parts of Somalia.

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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
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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
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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