Observed climate conditions for June to September (JJAS) 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 800mm was observed in northwestern, western and parts of central Ethiopia, and in northwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-800mm were observed in much of South Sudan, in southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in northern, western and central Ethiopia, several parts of Uganda, and in western Kenya.

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

No rainfall or less than 10mm was observed in northern parts of Sudan, in southeastern Ethiopia in parts of northeastern and central Somalia, in northeastern, eastern, central and southern parts of Kenya, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of northern and central Somalia, in southeastern Ethiopia, in northeastern, southeastern and coastal Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, and in parts of northwestern, western, central and southern Tanzania

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of northern to central Sudan, in western and central Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in northeastern part of Somalia, and in northeastern and southwestern parts of Ethiopia.

No rain condition was observed in northeastern Kenya, and western, central and southwestern Tanzania.

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

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, in western, northeastern, eastern, southeastern and coastal Kenya, in southwestern and southeastern Uganda, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed in the northern to central parts of Sudan, in western and central parts of Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in northeastern, central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern Somalia, in southwestern and southeastern parts of South Sudan, and in northwestern Uganda

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

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions not observed over Mara mountain region of Darfur region of Sudan, north-eastern Lake Victoria basin of Kenya, north-eastern and Lake Victoria basin of Uganda in the GHA region.
  • Wetter than …
OND - 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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 …
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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in the Horn of Africa region including Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, in Tanzania, parts of Uganda, a few pockets in S. Sudan and Sudan.

Wetter than and much wetter …

SON - 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

DJF - 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in northeastern parts of Kenya, and in southern and southeastern Ethiopia.

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual …

SON - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

DJF - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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, …

SON - 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

DJF - 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

SON - 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

DJF - 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few isolated places in western Kenya, eastern Sudan, several parts of Djibouti, eastern Ethiopia, and in northern Somalia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in over much of …
DJF - 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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, southwestern parts of Uganda and several …

JAS - 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions

  • These conditions were observed in a few parts of South Sudan, Sudan, and the Horn of Africa region.

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions

  • Dominated most …
MAM - 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts of north, central and eastern Kenya, in southern Somalia, in southern parts of Ethiopia, and in northwestern and southern parts of Tanzania. …

MAM - 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of northern and central Somalia, in southeastern Ethiopia, in northeastern, southeastern and coastal Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, and …

JJAS - 2024 Read More