Observed climate conditions for March to May (MAM) 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few areas in southwestern part of Ethiopia, in parts of central and western Kenya, in part of southern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were observed in much of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda, in southwestern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, in western, central, southern, eastern and coastal Kenya, and in several parts of Tanzania.

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

No rainfall or less than 10mm was observed in much of Sudan, western Eritrea, in parts of southern Djibouti, and in parts of northeastern Somalia

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 northern, western and parts of southern and coastal Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western and southern Eritrea, in southern Sudan extending to norther and western South Sudan, in northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in northern parts of Somalia and in parts of southwestern Uganda.

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

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.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Eritrea, in southern parts of Sudan extending into northern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Ethiopia, in much of Djibouti and in northern parts of Somalia.

No rain condition was observed in the several parts of Sudan.

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

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Standardized Precipitation Index
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 …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in western, central and eastern parts of Sudan, in northwestern and central parts of Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in northeastern Ethiopia, in much of Rwanda, and in …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Heavy rainfall exceeding 100mm was observed in a few areas in western Ethiopia and northwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in western and …

JJAS - 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed over a few areas in southwest Ethiopia, in western and eastern regions of Lake Victoria, and in southern parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 200 - …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
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
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern Tanzania and in western region of Lake Victoria.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in south-central Sudan, western and southern parts of Ethiopia, northern and eastern parts of …

MAM - 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in central to western Sudan, in Djibouti, north-eastern Ethiopia and isolated parts of northern Somalia.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in several parts of western and southern Sudan, Eritrea, …
JJAS - 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall exceeding 1000 mm was observed over isolated areas in western Ethiopia.
  • Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed southern parts of Sudan, much of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, in isolated parts …
JJAS - 2021 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
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
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of western and eastern Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, western and Turkana region in Kenya.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of central Sudan, south, south-western …
JJAS - 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

  • Very Heavy seasonal rainfall (above 1000 mm) observed in sporadic parts of highlands of central and northern Ethiopia and isolated areas over highlands of western Kenya.
  • Heavy rainfall (between 500 - 1000 mm) observed …
JJAS - 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Higher than usual rainfall was recorded over much of Tanzania, Kenya, central and northern parts of Somalia, Djibouti, parts of southern, central and northeastern Ethiopia extending to Eritrea, and localized areas in northeastern South Sudan. …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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

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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 the general eastern parts of Kenya, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, in …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 800mm was observed in a few isolated areas in northwestern and western Ethiopia, and in part of western Sudan and northwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between …

JJA - 2024 Read More