Observed climate conditions for March to May (MAM) 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

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.

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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.

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 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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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Sudan, in western parts of Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Somalia, in western and northwestern parts of Ethiopia, in …

MAM - 2024 Read More
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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in western and southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, …

JJAS - 2023 Read More
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Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, northeastern, central, southern and parts of eastern Ethiopia, in northwestern and southwestern Somalia, in …

MAM - 2023 Read More
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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 …

JJAS - 2022 Read More
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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
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  • 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
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, in areas of South Sudan, northwestern and southeastern parts of Ethiopia, in northern and central Somalia, northeastern Kenya, and southern parts of …

JJA - 2025 Read More
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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 …

JJA - 2024 Read More
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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi, in northern parts of Sudan, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, and in northern …

JJA - 2023 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in western, central, and eastern parts of Sudan, several parts of western and central Eritrea, much of Djibouti, a few areas in north-eastern and western Ethiopia, a …

JJA - 2022 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Dominated most parts of the region including several parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, pockets in Eritrea and Sudan.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions …

AMJ - 2026 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed in central Somalia, a few pockets in South Sudan, and Sudan.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions

  • Observed in most parts across the region including much of …
FMA - 2026 Read More
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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 …

JFM - 2026 Read More
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Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, northern Somalia, northern Uganda, coastal Kenya, and in central Tanzania.

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in …

AMJ - 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, southwestern parts of Sudan, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in western and southwestern South Sudan, in several parts …

FMA - 2025 Read More