Observed climate conditions for December to February (DJF) 2026
Rainfall
Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)
- Observed in the southwestern parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)
- Observed in much of Rwanda and Burundi, in southeastern to western parts of Tanzania, in parts of southern Uganda, and in areas around Lake Victoria in Kenya.
Light rainfall between (11-200mm)
- Observed in several parts of eastern to northern Tanzania, in several parts of Uganda Kenya, in southern tip of South Sudan, in southwestern, central to northeastern Ethiopia, and in parts of Eritrea and Djibouti.
No rainfall or less than 10mm
- Observed in Sudan, central to northern South Sudan, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, in western Eritrea, parts of Djibouti, in much of Somalia, and in northeastern and eastern Kenya.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions
- Observed in the southeastern tip of Tanzania, eastern parts of Kenya, southern Somalia, central and southern Ethiopia and a few pockets in southeastern and western South Sudan.
Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions
- Observed in northwestern, central and southwestern parts of Tanzania, several parts in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, western and central Kenya, and in southwestern part South Sudan.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.
Drier than and much drier than usual conditions
- Dominated the eastern parts of the region including part of Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea. These conditions were also experienced in Sudan, South Sudan, southeastern parts of Uganda and the western parts of Rwanda and Burundi.
Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions
- Observed in pocket areas over western and northeastern Uganda, Mount Elgon region of Kenya an in northeastern Rwanda.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the rest of the region.
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed in several parts of Tanzania, in western and south-central parts of Kenya, in southeastern Uganda, in central southwestern, and northern parts of Ethiopia, and in parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
High rainfall amounts exceeding 1000mm was observed in the southern parts of Tanzania.
Rainfall amounts of between 500-1000mm were observed in western, central, eastern and southern parts of Tanzania, and in parts of western Kenya. …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed western Ethiopia, in western South Sudan, in southeastern Uganda, in parts of western, central and coastal Kenya, and in parts of coastal and southern Tanzania.
Moderate …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of western and central Eritrea, in some places in northern, central and northeastern Ethiopia, in western part of South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern, central and southern parts of Eritrea, in some parts of Djibouti, in parts of northern and southwestern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan, central and southern Eritrea, much of Djibouti, north-western and southern Somalia, much of central, north-eastern, southern, and eastern Ethiopia, northern and south-eastern …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan extending to northern and south-eastern South Sudan, much of central, southern, north-eastern and eastern Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, much of …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall (500 - 1000 mm) observed over Burundi, south-western Ethiopia, several areas around Lake Victoria, and in north-western, southern, and coastal parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall (200 - 500 mm) observed …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …