Observed rainfall conditions for October 2021

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • Moderate to heavy rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was not observed in any part of the Greater Horn of Africa.
  • Moderate rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in western parts of Ethiopia, western Sout Sudan, western and central Kenya, over much of Uganda, western Rwanda and in much of western and central Burundi.
  • Light rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in south-western Sudan, western and central parts of South Sudan, in isolated parts of eastern Ethiopia, in central and eastern Rwanda, eastern Burundi, and north-west Tanzania.
  • Rainfall range 10-50 mm observed over southern parts of Sudan, central Eritrea, eastern Djibouti, central and eastern Ethiopia, northern and southern Somalia, over north and eastern Kenya, and in several parts of western and eastern Tanzania.
  • Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) in most parts of Sudan, north-eastern Ethiopia, north-east and central Somalia, in northern Kenya, central and southern parts of Tanzania.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central and north-east Ethiopia.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in much of northern parts of Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, Djibouti, and in isolated parts of western highlands of Kenya.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over several parts of South Sudan, western, Eritrea, central and western Ethiopia, several parts of Uganda, Burundi western Rwanda, western Kenya, and north-western Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan, southern and eastern Ethiopia, over much of north and eastern Kenya, Somalia, eastern Rwanda, and eastern Tanzania.
  • Much drier than usual conditions was observed in central and southern Somalia, and eastern and coastal parts of Kenya over the month of October 2021.

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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, 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 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
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 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
Standardized Precipitation Index
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 …

September 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

September 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

September 2025 Read More