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.
All Products
Filter by Product Type
Filter by Region
Filter by Year
Filter by Month
Showing 214 results
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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in much of |Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, in southern parts of South Sudan, and in central, southern and eastern parts of Ethiopia.
Moderately wet conditions were observed …
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 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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts Ethiopia and Uganda, in parts of Djibouti and Eritrea, in southwestern and southeastern South Sudan, in northern and eastern parts of Kenya, and in …
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. …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts Ethiopia, in southern South Sudan, in southern and central Somalia, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in northern, western and central parts of …
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. …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of northeastern and central Somalia, in parts of north and south Ethiopia, in western parts of South Sudan, in central and south-central parts of …
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 …
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 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in much of northern, central and eastern Kenya, in parts of northwestern Burundi, and in a few places in southern Lake Victoria …
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 …
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 …