September 2020

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • Very Heavy rainfall (above 300 mm) observed in sporadic parts of highlands of central and northern Ethiopia.
  • Heavy rainfall (200 - 300 mm) observed over southern and northern parts of western-South Sudan, most parts of central and northern Ethiopia and isolated areas in western Kenya.
  • Moderate rainfall (100 - 200 mm) observed in most parts of South Sudan, south western and eastern Sudan, central and northern parts of Uganda, western Kenya.
  • Light rainfall (50 - 100 mm) observed in most parts of southern parts of Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan, eastern Ethiopia, most parts of Rwanda and northern Burundi, Lake Victoria region of Tanzania.
  • Very light rainfall (10 - 50 mm) observed over central and eastern Sudan, north-western Eritrea, north-eastern Ethiopia, everywhere in Djibouti, southern and northern Somalia, coastal parts of Kenya and north-western Tanzania.
  • Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) in most parts of northern Sudan, northeastern, central and southern Kenya and central Somalia.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in western Sudan and north-eastern Tanzania.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in sporadic parts of Sudan, central and eastern Ethiopia, south-eastern South Sudan, northern Somalia, and western Kenya Karamoja region of Uganda and the lake side of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in most parts of central and southern Sudan; most parts of southern, central and northern of South Sudan; central Ethiopia; and most parts of Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in costal parts of Kenya, isolated areas in northern Ethiopia, and central Eritrea.
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Severely wet conditions observed in sporadic western and eastern Sudan, south-eastern South Sudan, north-eastern and central Ethiopia, northern Somalia, western Kenya, Karamoja region of Uganda, and lake region of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in most parts of central and southern Sudan; most parts of southern, central and northern of South Sudan; central Ethiopia; and most parts of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
  • Moderate drier than usual conditions observed in costal parts of Kenya, costal parts of south Somalia, isolated areas in northern Ethiopia, north-eastern South Sudan, and central Eritrea.

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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 …

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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, …

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 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 …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in northwest and southeastern Ethiopia, in northeastern parts of Kenya, in southwestern and southeastern Sudan, and in western to southeastern Uganda.

Moderately …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
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, …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in northwestern and western Ethiopia, in western and eastern South Sudan, and in northeastern Uganda.

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, southwestern …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, in coastal and southern parts of Eritrea, in Djibouti, in northern, northeastern, and western Ethiopia, in northwestern and southwestern Uganda, in northwestern and parts …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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

Moderate rainfall of between 100mm and 200mm was observed in southern parts of …

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