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.

Standardized Precipitation Index

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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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall exceeding 1000 mm was not recorded in the region.
  • Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed over western part of Ethiopia, western South Sudan, and isolated parts of western Kenya.
  • Light …
DJF - 2021 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
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western parts of Sudan, north eastern Ethiopia, much of Djibouti, western Kenya, and western Burundi.
  • Usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of the …
DJF - 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few areas in central and western parts of Ethiopia, a few pockets in western Sudan and South Sudan, and in parts of western …

JAS - 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several pockets in northern Sudan and western South Sudan, southern Uganda, several pockets in Tanzania, much of the eastern half of Kenya, much of central to …

JAS - 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, southwestern parts of Uganda and several …

JAS - 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

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 …
MAM - 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …
MAM - 2026 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 totals
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 …

MAM - 2025 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
Standardized Precipitation Index
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 …

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
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

JJAS - 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
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, …

JJAS - 2024 Read More