August to October (ASO) 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few areas in central and western parts of Ethiopia, a few pockets in western South Sudan, northeastern Uganda and in parts of western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were observed in a wide band surrounding the darkest green area, covering most of countries highlighted above.

Light rainfall between 11 - 200 mm was observed in several parts of northern Sudan, Eritrea, in northeastern, central, eastern and southern Ethiopia, Somalia, in southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, in western and coastal parts of Kenya, and in northern western and coastal parts of Tanzania.

No rainfall or less than 10mm was observed in northern Sudan, central Tanzania, northern parts of Kenya, and central and southern parts of Tanzania.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Sudan and western South Sudan, the Horn of Africa region including southeastern Ethiopia, northeastern Kenya and several parts of Somalia, southern parts of Burundi and much of Tanzania.

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in the northern parts of Sudan, several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, western Ethiopia, southeastern to northwestern parts of Kenya, and a few areas in northern Tanzania.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in a few pockets in the northern parts of Sudan, in southeastern Ethiopia extending to northern and central Somalia, northeastern parts of Kenya, and several parts of Tanzania.

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the northern parts of Sudan, coastal stretch in Eritrea, in Djibouti, northwestern Kenya extending to Uganda and South Sudan, and southern parts of Kenya.

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

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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, and Kenya, in southeastern parts of Sudan, in parts of northern, western and eastern South Sudan, in southwestern Uganda, in some parts …

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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed northwestern Eritrea, in western, southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, South Sudan and Kenya, in northwestern Uganda, in the area around Lake Victoria, in …

SON - 2023 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed southern parts of Sudan, in northern and northeastern parts of Ethiopia, in northeastern part o Somalia, in parts of northern, eastern and southern South Sudan, in several …

ASO - 2023 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in a few isolated areas in eastern, western, and south-eastern Sudan, southern Eritrea, parts of northern and western Ethiopia, central parts of South Sudan, south-western …

SON - 2022 Read More
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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western, central, and eastern parts of Sudan, north-western and central parts of Eritrea, several parts of Djibouti, north-eastern parts of Ethiopia, south-western and south-eastern …

ASO - 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western parts of Sudan, north eastern Ethiopia, much of Djibouti, western Kenya, and western Burundi.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the …
ASO - 2021 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several pockets in northern Sudan and western South Sudan, southern Uganda, several pockets in Tanzania, much of the eastern half of Kenya, much of central to …

JAS - 2025 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

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, in eastern Uganda, southern Burundi, and in …

MAM - 2025 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in isolated parts of south-central and southeastern Sudan, northwestern, north-central and northeastern South Sudan, in western and southeastern Ethiopia, in southern Eritrea, in several parts of Somalia, …

JJAS - 2024 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Sudan, in western parts of Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Somalia, in western and northwestern parts of Ethiopia, in …

MAM - 2024 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in western and southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, …

JJAS - 2023 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, northeastern, central, southern and parts of eastern Ethiopia, in northwestern and southwestern Somalia, in …

MAM - 2023 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in southwestern, western, central, southeastern and eastern parts of Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in a few areas in northeastern Ethiopia, in …

JJAS - 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western and southwest Uganda, western and eastern parts of Kenya extending to southwest Somalia, over much of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and in north, central …

MAM - 2022 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and western parts of Sudan, several parts of Djibouti, isolated parts in north and western Ethiopia, and parts of northern Somalia.
  • Usual rainfall …
JJAS - 2021 Read More