Observed climate for May 2025

Rainfall

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, in western, central and eastern South Sudan in several parts of Uganda, in parts of western, central and coastal Kenya, in southeastern part of Somalia, in parts of western Rwanda, and in parts of eastern and southern Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in much of Eritrea, in northern and southeastern South Sudan, in northern, central, eastern and southern Ethiopia, in much of northern, central and southwestern Somalia, in northern and eastern Kenya, in southwestern Uganda, in parts of central and eastern Rwanda, in several part of Burundi, and in northern, western and southern Tanzania

Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm was observed in much of the rest of Sudan, in western and southern Eritrea, in Djibouti, northeastern Somalia, in northwestern and eastern parts of Kenya, and in central Tanzania.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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 parts of Rwanda.

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in western, southern and eastern parts of Tanzania, in southeastern Uganda, in western, north-central and south-central Kenya, in southern and parts of central Somalia, in southern Djibouti, in northeaster Ethiopia and in central Eritrea.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in central Eritrea, in northeastern Ethiopia, in southern Djibouti, in parts of southeastern Somalia, in parts of northern, western and south-central Kenya, and in western, southern and eastern Tanzania.

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in central and southern parts of Sudan, in northern and southern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Somalia, and in isolated parts of central and southern Ethiopia.

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

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in central Eritrea, in northeastern Ethiopia, in southern Djibouti, in parts of southeastern Somalia, in parts of northern, western and south-central Kenya, and in western, southern …

May 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in southeastern Sudan, extending to western Ethiopia and eastern South Sudan, in several parts of northern, central and eastern Kenya, in southern Somalia, in northern, western …

April 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in southern Ethiopia, in several parts of Kenya, in parts of southeastern South Sudan., in central and southern Somalia, in eastern Uganda, and in parts of …

March 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, Kenya, southern parts of South Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Rwanda, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Usual or no rainfall conditions were …

February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

January 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, in southern South Sudan, in much of Uganda, Kenya and southern and coastal Somalia, and in northwestern and southern Tanzania. …

December 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, northern and central South Sudan and northern and central Somalia, and in parts of eastern and southern Tanzania.

Wetter to much wetter …

November 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in southeastern parts of Ethiopia, in much of northern, central, eastern and coastal Kenya and in southern Tanzania.

Wetter to much wetter than usual …

October 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in central Sudan, in eastern parts of South Sudan, in central and southern Eritrea, in southeastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in southwestern Uganda, in eastern and southeastern …

September 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in northern and central Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in northeastern parts of Ethiopia, and in northwestern and parts of southern Somalia.

Drier …

August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western and central parts of Sudan, in southeastern South Sudan, in southern central to northeastern Ethiopia, in parts of central Eritrea, in several parts of …

July 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in much of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, in central, coastal and southern Eritrea, in northeastern, central and southern Ethiopia, in northern and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts …

June 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in central and southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan and Djibouti, in northern and southern parts of Somalia, in northwestern, western and central parts of …

May 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northeastern southwestern and eastern parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Somalia, …

April 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia and Uganda, in much of northern, central and eastern parts of Kenya, in …

March 2024 Read More