Observed climate conditions for March to May (MAM) 2026
Rainfall
Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)
- Observed in the southern and coastal parts of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and southwestern parts of Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)
- Observed in Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, southern parts of Somalia, central to southern parts of Ethiopia and western South Sudan.
Light rainfall between (11-200mm)
- Observed in northern parts of Kenya, Ethiopia, several parts of Somalia, northern South Sudan, Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea.
No rainfall or less than 10mm
Observed mostly in the northern parts Sudan.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions
- Observed in northwestern Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, western Sudan, several parts of Sudan, and the Horn of Africa region.
Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions
- Observed in most parts across the region including much of Tanzania, most parts of Kenya, most parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, some parts of Eritrea and southern Somalia.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in the rest of the region.
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 parts of Kenya, a few pockets in southern Somalia, pockets in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, patches in Sudan, and in Tanzania.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the rest of the region.
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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 totals
- Moderate rainfall (between 500 - 1000 mm) observed over most of Burundi, and most of north-western, western, central, and southern parts of Tanzania.
- Light rainfall between (200 - 500 mm) observed in most of …
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, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately to severely wetter than normal conditions observed in western and south-western Uganda, western and eastern parts of Kenya extending to south-western Somalia, most of Rwanda, northern Burundi, and in northern, central, and eastern parts …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of Sudan, northern parts of South Sudan, scattered parts in western, central, south-western and southeastern Ethiopia, northwestern Somalia, southern and northern Tanzania, highland …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in north-western Ethiopia, upper Nile state of South Sudan, Blue Nile state of Sudan, and Lake Victoria basin and sporadic areas in southern and northern Tanzania. …