Observed climate conditions for January to March (JFM) 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in western and southwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were observed in much of Tanzania, in southwestern part of Ethiopia, in the areas of Uganda bordering Lake Victoria, in western parts of Kenya, and in much of Rwanda and Burundi.

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

No rainfall or less than 10mm was observed in the rest of the region.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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

Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in a southern Ethiopia, in southern Somalia, in eastern and northeastern Uganda, and in northwestern, eastern and northeastern Kenya.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

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

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern Ethiopia, in southern Somalia, in northeastern and eastern Uganda, and in parts of northwestern, eastern and northeastern Kenya.

No rain condition was observed in the much of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in northwestern Ethiopia, and in parts of northern Somalia.

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

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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in northwestern, western and central Tanzania, in southeastern Kenya, in several parts of Uganda, in southern and parts of northern …

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were in western and southwestern Sudan, in central Eritrea, in some parts of coastal Djibouti, in parts of northeastern Somalia, in a few places in western, southern …

MJJ - 2023 Read More
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Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in parts of western, central and eastern Sudan, in part of northwest South Sudan, in western Eritrea, and in parts of northern and western of Ethiopia.

Usual …

MJJ - 2022 Read More
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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of the region including Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, western and southern South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, western and southern Tanzania, and parts of Rwanda and Burundi. …

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Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed several parts of Tanzania, in eastern parts of Uganda, in western and northern coast of Kenya, in southern Burundi, and in parts of southwestern and central Ethiopia. …

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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of South Sudan, north-central and western parts of Uganda, parts of western Kenya, and western and north-western parts of Tanzania.

Moderately drier …

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Wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in western Ethiopia, parts of north-western Tanzania, eastern Burundi, south-eastern Rwanda, and a few isolated areas of eastern Kenya.

Normal rainfall conditions observed in Sudan, South Sudan, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia in isolated parts of western and central Uganda, in part of northwestern South Sudan, in central to eastern Sudan, …

OND - 2024 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed western Eritrea, in parts of eastern and southern Sudan, in western, northwestern, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, and South Sudan, in northeastern, eastern, …

OND - 2023 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in a few areas in south-eastern Sudan, western Ethiopia, central and south-central South Sudan, south-western and western parts of Uganda, parts of western Kenya, north-western …

OND - 2022 Read More
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  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in a few areas in western South Sudan; north-east and central parts Ethiopia, south-west Uganda, southern Burundi and northwest Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed …
OND - 2021 Read More
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  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in western Sudan, southern and eastern parts of South Sudan; south-eastern, eastern and north-eastern Uganda; and central and northern costal parts of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions …
OND - 2020 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in southern and northeastern parts of Ethiopia, in a few parts of western South Sudan, central and south-central Uganda, and central Sudan. …

SON - 2024 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

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 …

ASO - 2024 Read More
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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