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
Heavy rainfall of between 200 - 500 mm was observed in central and southern Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in southwestern Rwanda, in much of Burundi, in southwestern parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall of between 200 and 500 mm was observed in north-western, western, central, south-western, and parts of eastern and coastal Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100-200 mm was observed in south-western Uganda, in part of …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall of between 200 - 500 mm was observed in parts of southwestern Ethiopia, in areas around Lake Victoria, in western, central, eastern and coastal parts of Kenya, in southern parts of Somalia, in …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 200 - 500 mm was observed in parts of southwestern and southern Ethiopia, in northwestern Uganda, in part of southern Somalia, and in central Kenya.
Moderate rainfall between 100 …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in western Ethiopia, in parts of western and southeastern South Sudan, in western parts of Kenya.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm was observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in much of northern and western South Sudan, in western, northwestern, and central Ethiopia, in southeastern Uganda …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm in the southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in much of South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in southwestern Uganda and in parts of western Kenya. …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 300 – 500 mm were observed in the western parts of Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in northwestern and western Ethiopia, …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 300 mm were observed in western parts of South Sudan, in central, western and southwestern Ethiopia, in parts of northwestern and southeastern Uganda, in western Rwanda, in western and coastal …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed in parts of southwestern and southern Ethiopia, in southeastern Uganda, in western, central, eastern and southern coast of Kenya, in southern parts of Somalia, …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall (300 mm observed in isolated areas in southern Tanzania
Moderate to heavy rainfall (200-300 mm) observed in the highlands of south-western Ethiopia, western and Nyanza counties in Kenya, everywhere in Rwanda and …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was observed in a western and southwestern parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in southern parts of Burundi and in northwestern, central …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was observed in a western and eastern parts of Burundi, and in northwestern and western parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was observed in a few isolated areas in south-western Uganda, part of central Kenya, western Rwanda, and north-western Burundi.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of over 200 mm was observed in some parts of western Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in western and southwestern Ethiopia, western, northeastern and southwestern parts of …