Observed climate conditions for January to March (JFM) 2026
Rainfall
Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)
- Observed in the southwestern parts of Tanzania, much of Burundi, Rwanda, western parts of Kenya.
Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)
- Observed in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and southern Ethiopia.
Light rainfall between (11-200mm)
- Observed in northern parts of Uganda, northern and eastern parts of Kenya, several parts of Ethiopia, most parts of South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.
No rainfall or less than 10mm
- Observed in most parts of Sudan, and a few pockets in northwestern Ethiopia.
Moderately wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions
- Observed in most parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, southern parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and eastern Eritrea.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions
- Observed in the southeastern tip of Tanzania, some pockets in central Somalia, northern Ethiopia and northwestern Eritrea.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.
Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions
- Observed in several parts of the region including northern parts of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, most parts of South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, a few areas in Eritrea as well as the southern parts of Sudan.
Drier than and much drier than usual conditions
- Observed in very few areas including pockets in southern Tanzania, central Somalia, and a few pockets in northern Ethiopia.
Normal rainfall conditions were observed in much of the rest of the region.
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Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 800mm was observed in a few isolated parts of western Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-800mm were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in several parts …
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 …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in much of the eastern parts of Kenya, and in the Lake Victoria regions of Tanzania, and in parts …
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall amounts exceeding 500mm were observed in western parts of Ethiopia, southwestern parts of South Sudan, in northwestern and southeastern Uganda, in western and central, coastal parts of Kenya, in part of southern Somalia.
Moderate …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in northwestern parts of Eritrea, in several parts of Somalia and Kenya, in southern and southeastern parts of Ethiopia, in the areas around Lake Victoria, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Somalia, and in northeastern Kenya.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the …
Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall amounts exceeding 500mm were observed in western parts of Ethiopia, western parts of South Sudan, and in parts of western Kenya.
Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm was observed in southern parts of …
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 …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few isolated places in western highland of Kenya, and in western and eastern parts of Sudan.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between exceeding 500 was observed over parts of western Ethiopia, parts of western highlands of Kenya, and in a few parts of south-western Uganda.
Moderate rainfall between 200 - 500 mm …
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall (500 - 1000 mm) was observed over western and north-western parts of Ethiopia, western parts of South Sudan, a few parts in north-west and south-east Uganda, and parts of western Kenya.
Light …
Standardized Precipitation Index
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 …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western, central, and eastern parts of Sudan, several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, north-eastern parts of Ethiopia, parts of western Kenya, and a few areas …