Observed climate for May 2026
Rainfall
High Rainfall exceeding 200mm
- Observed in a few pockets in coastal Tanzania, western Kenya and a few pockets in Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall of between 101 and 200mm
- Observed in several parts of the region including coastal and northwestern parts of Tanzania, coastal and western parts of Kenya, eastern parts of Uganda, several parts of South Sudan, central to western parts of Ethiopia and southern Somalia.
Light rainfall between 11 and 100 mm
- Observed in most parts of the region including Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, western Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.
Little or No rain conditions not exceeding 10mm
- Observed in a few pockets in central to western parts of Tanzania, northeastern parts of Kenya, Somalia, northern parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan.
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions
- Observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions
- Observed in several parts in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, eastern parts of Kenya, the horn of Africa region, southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.
Usual rainfall and no rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.
Much Wetter than usual conditions
- Observed in very few pockets in southern Tanzania, and southeastern lowlands of Kenya.
Wetter than usual conditions
- Observed mostly in a few pockets in Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, eastern parts of Ethiopia and the border regions of Sudan and Ethiopia.
Drier to much drier than usual conditions
- Observed in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, central Uganda, eastern parts of Kenya, the Horn of Africa region including the border region between Ethiopia and Somalia, pockets in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Sudan.
Usual or no rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in parts in much of Rwanda and Burundi, in southeastern Uganda, in western, central and southeastern Kenya, and in northwestern Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed …
Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in parts of western Ethiopia, western and southwestern South Sudan, and in northwestern, western and southeastern Uganda
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in western parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in parts of western Ethiopia, and northwestern and southwestern South Sudan.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South …
Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 300mm was observed in parts of southwestern Sudan, parts of western Eritrea, and in parts of northern Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in central to southern parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 300mm was observed in western and central parts of Ethiopia, and in a few isolated parts of western Sudan and northwestern South Sudan.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in several parts of South Sudan, in western Ethiopia, in southern parts of Sudan, in northwestern Uganda, and in part of western Kenya.
Light rainfall between …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in much of western Eritrea, in western and southern Ethiopia, in northern, central and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and coastal parts of Kenya, and in …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to high rainfall exceeding 300 mm were observed in central parts of Kenya and in parts of southern and coastal Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in southwestern parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in Rwanda, Burundi, in parts of western Kenya, and in northwestern, western, eastern and southern Tanzania.
Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was in central …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall of between 200 - 500 mm was observed in southwestern and southern parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in parts of western Kenya, in western part of …