Observed rainfall for January 2024

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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 Kenya, and in northern and western parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was in northern coast and in central parts of Eritrea, in northern, central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in much of central to southern parts of Uganda, in several parts of western, central and southern Kenya, and in central to eastern parts of Rwanda.

No rain and dry conditions were in several parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, in northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, in western parts of Eritrea, in northern and eastern parts of Kenya, and in northern Uganda.

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 South Sudan, in central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in much of northern, central and southwestern parts of Uganda, in northern, eastern and coastal parts of Kenya.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in northern and central parts of Ethiopia, in much of central Kenya, in several parts of southern Uganda, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in several parts of northwester, western and southwestern Tanzania

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 parts of South Sudan, in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern, central and southwestern parts of Uganda, in northwestern Kenya, and in western parts of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.

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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