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 anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few pockets across the region including in Tanzania, a few parts in Kenya, Uganda, S. Sudan, and Ethiopia.
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in areas …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, S. Sudan and central Ethiopia.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, …
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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the largest section of the region including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, S. Sudan, and a few areas in Eritrea …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few pockets in cross border regions between S. Sudan and Sudan, Ethiopia and Sudan, the coastal regions of Sudan and southern Tanzania.
Wetter …
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, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Eritrea, central South Sudan, several parts in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, eastern parts of Kenya, northwestern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and several parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few pockets in central Sudan, border region of Ethiopia and Sudan, central and western parts of Kenya and a few pockets in northern Tanzania.
Wetter than …
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, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few pockets in northeastern Sudan, a few pockets in Eritrea, Ethiopia and northern Somalia, an in northwestern Kenya around Lake Turkana.
Wetter than usual conditions were …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Sudan, western South Sudan, much of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia and southeastern Ethiopia.
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were …
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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in northwest and southeastern Ethiopia, in northeastern parts of Kenya, in southwestern and southeastern Sudan, and in western to southeastern Uganda.
Moderately …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual condition was observed in western, central and eastern Sudan, in coastal, central and southern Eritrea, in Djibouti, in northeastern and southwestern Ethiopia extending to southeastern South Sudan, northwestern Kenya and northeastern Uganda, …
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 …