Observed climate for May 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

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.
Standardized Precipitation Index

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.

Recent rainfall anomalies

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
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 totals
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 …

April 2024 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in Djibouti, in parts of northeastern, southwestern and eastern Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts of northern to central Kenya, and in …

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
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, northern Burundi, northern Kenya, in parts of central and northeastern Somalia, and in northern, central and southern Tanzania

Moderately …

March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

February 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in northern, central, eastern and southeastern Uganda, in central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern, central and western parts of Kenya, and in western and southwestern …

February 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southwestern Ethiopia, in northern, central, western and southwestern Uganda, in several parts of northwestern, western and central Kenya, and in western …

February 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

January 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Kenya, and in northern, central, eastern and southern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern …

January 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Kenya, and in northern, northeastern, central, eastern and southern Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of …

January 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in north-western, western, eastern, and parts of central Tanzania; in parts of coastal Kenya; and in a few areas in south-western and eastern Uganda, as well as …

December 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

December 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter-than-usual conditions were observed in south-western South Sudan, in parts of coastal Kenya, and in north-western, western, central, and eastern parts of Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Djibouti, Eritrea, …

December 2023 Read More