Observed climate conditions for February to April (FMA) 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few areas in southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in parts of central and western Kenya, in southern part of Burundi, and in western and southern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were observed in much of Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, in southern and central parts of Uganda, in western, central, southern and eastern Kenya, in southern part of Somalia, and in southwestern parts of Ethiopia.

Light rainfall between 11 - 200 mm was observed in several parts of Eritrea and South Sudan, in coastal parts of Djibouti, in northern, central and eastern parts of Ethiopia, in parts of northern and central Somalia, in northern Uganda, in northern and eastern Kenya, and in parts of central Tanzania.

No rainfall or less than 10mm was observed in much of Sudan, western Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in parts of northeastern Somalia, and in some northern parts of South Sudan.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, southwestern parts of Sudan, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in western and southwestern South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, and in central parts of Tanzania.

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in eastern South Sudan, in western and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in southern Somalia, in several parts of Kenya, and in northwestern parts and southern coast of Tanzania.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Eritrea, in Djibouti, in northwestern, western and southwestern South Sudan, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia extending to northern Somalia, in northwestern, central and southwestern Uganda, in central Burundi, and in eastern parts of Rwanda.

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts of north, central and eastern Kenya, in southern Somalia, in western Ethiopia and in northeastern South Sudan.

No rain condition was observed in the several parts of Sudan.

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

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than normal rainfall conditions observed in south-eastern and western Sudan, north-western South Sudan, western Ethiopia, and in a few isolated areas of northern and southern Tanzania.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than normal conditions observed in south-eastern parts of Sudan and in southern parts of Tanzania.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, several parts of South Sudan, much of western …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall (500 - 1000 mm) observed over western Ethiopia, western Kenya, and in the western region of Lake Victoria.

Light rainfall (200 - 500 mm) observed over several parts of South Sudan, north-western, …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than normal to much wetter than normal conditions observed in much of Tanzania, western Kenya, and eastern parts of the Lake Victoria region of Uganda.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in parts of north-western and …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wet conditions observed in several parts of Tanzania, Rwanda, in central and south-eastern Uganda, and in south-western Kenya.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in eastern Ethiopia, central and southern Somalia, in much of …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Very heavy exceeding 100 mm observed in south-western part of Tanzania.

Heavy rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm observed over much western, central and southern Tanzania and also in western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall between 200 …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than normal conditions observed in south-western Uganda, western, coastal, and eastern Kenya, south-western Somalia, most of Rwanda, north-eastern Burundi, and most of northern Tanzania.
  • Normal rainfall conditions observed in south-western and south-eastern South Sudan, …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Moderate rainfall (between 500 - 1000 mm) observed over most of Burundi, and most of north-western, western, central, and southern parts of Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall between (200 - 500 mm) observed in most of …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately to severely wetter than normal conditions observed in western and south-western Uganda, western and eastern parts of Kenya extending to south-western Somalia, most of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and in northern, central, and eastern parts …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

  • Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of Sudan, northern parts of South Sudan, scattered parts in western, central, south-western and southeastern Ethiopia, northwestern Somalia, southern and northern Tanzania, highland …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in north-western Ethiopia, upper Nile state of South Sudan, Blue Nile state of Sudan, and Lake Victoria basin and sporadic areas in southern and northern Tanzania. …
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