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
- 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 …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions
- Observed in the southern tip of Tanzania, a few pockets in the southeastern lowlands of Kenya, southern coastal parts of Somalia, northern Ethiopia, Djibouti and a few areas in southern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions
- Observed in several parts including western and northeastern parts of Tanzania, eastern parts of Uganda, several parts of South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and western Eritrea.
Wetter than usual …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions
- Observed in most areas in Rwanda and Uganda, in northeastern Burundi, , in eastern lowlands to western parts of Kenya, southern parts of South Sudan, in northern Tanzania, and a …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Much Wetter than usual conditions were observed in Burundi.
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in areas in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and some spots in Ethiopia.
Drier to much drier than usual conditions were …
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 …
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 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 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 …
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 anomalies
Wetter than usual condition was observed in western Sudan, and in parts of southwestern Ethiopia, eastern Uganda and western Kenya
Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in coastal and southern Eritrea, in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier to much drier than usual conditions were observed in southern, western to eastern parts of Sudan, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in northern, central and eastern Ethiopia, in Burundi, in central …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in central Eritrea, in northeastern Ethiopia, in southern Djibouti, in parts of southeastern Somalia, in parts of northern, western and south-central Kenya, and in western, southern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in southeastern Sudan, extending to western Ethiopia and eastern South Sudan, in several parts of northern, central and eastern Kenya, in southern Somalia, in northern, western …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than usual condition was observed in southern Ethiopia, in several parts of Kenya, in parts of southeastern South Sudan., in central and southern Somalia, in eastern Uganda, and in parts of …