Observed climate for September 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in parts of western Ethiopia, and northwestern and southwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan, in western and northwestern Ethiopia, in in several parts of western northern, and eastern Uganda, and in parts of western Kenya.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was in the southern parts of Sudan, in much of Eritrea, Djibouti, Rwanda and Burundi, in northeastern and eastern, and central Ethiopia, in northwestern and southeastern Somalia, in coastal and central Kenya, in eastern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern and south-central Uganda, and in northwestern and northern coast of Tanzania

No rain conditions were in northern parts of Sudan, in coastal parts of Djibouti, in coastal and central Eritrea, in northern, central and southwestern Somalia, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in northern, eastern, central and southern Kenya, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in central Sudan, in eastern parts of South Sudan, in central and southern Eritrea, in southeastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in southwestern Uganda, in eastern and southeastern Kenya, and in central, eastern and coastal Tanzania.

Wetter to much wetter than usual conditions were observed in Djibouti, in a few isolated areas in western and eastern Sudan, southwestern South Sudan, in a few areas in western Uganda, eastern and southern Ethiopia, central Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.

Usual or no rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of the region which include, central to southern parts of Sudan, in western and eastern South Sudan, in several parts of western, central northern and southern Ethiopia, in central and southern Eritrea, in much of Somalia, central and southwestern Uganda, in western, eastern and southeastern Kenya, and in eastern and coastal parts of Tanzania.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in Djibouti, in eastern parts of Sudan, in central and southwestern South Sudan, in western parts of Uganda, and in a few isolated areas in western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.

Usual rainfall and no rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall exceeding 200mm

  • Observed in southwestern parts and in pockets of central and north-eastern Tanzania, and in a few areas in the eastern parts of Burundi, and northern parts of Rwanda and western Kenya. …
February 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions

  • Observed in much of Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda and eastern Burundi, in several parts of western, central and southern Kenya, in northern, central to southwestern parts of …
February 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …
February 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Burundi.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed across a broad corridor extending from southern [e.g., Tanzania], traversing …

January 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

January 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed mostly in southern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 101mm and 200mm was observed in the southern parts of the region including Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda. …

January 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
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, …

December 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

December 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

December 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

November 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
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 …

November 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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, …

November 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
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 …

October 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

October 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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, …

October 2025 Read More