Observed climate conditions for May to July (MJJ) 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)

  • Observed in the western parts of Ethiopia and western parts of South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)

  • Observed along the coastal parts of Tanzania and Kenya, western parts of Kenya, eastern to northern parts of Uganda, several parts of South Sudan, southern parts of Sudan and Ethiopia.

Light rainfall between (11-200mm)

  • Observed in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan.

No rainfall or less than 10mm

Observed mostly in the northern parts Sudan.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • These conditions prevailed across much of the region, including parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Sudan.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions

  • These conditions were observed in localized areas of Tanzania, southeastern Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.

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

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions

  • These conditions prevailed across most parts of the region, affecting all countries in Greater Horn Africa.

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions

  • These conditions were confined to localized areas, including southern Tanzania, parts of Somalia, and isolated pockets in northern Sudan.

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

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • These conditions prevailed across much of the region, including parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Sudan.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions

  • These conditions prevailed across most parts of the region, affecting all countries in Greater Horn Africa.

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions

  • These conditions were confined …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)

  • Observed in the western parts of Ethiopia and western parts of South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)

  • Observed along the coastal parts of Tanzania and Kenya, western parts of …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti, in northern and central Somalia, and in coastal and southern Eritrea.

Moderate wet …

MJJ - 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few areas in western of Ethiopia, in northwestern South Sudan, and in part of western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed northern and southeastern Sudan, in Djibouti, in eastern Ethiopia extending to northern and central Somalia.

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of northern, …

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Maximum Temperature anomalies
Maximum Temperature anomalies

All parts of the region showed warmer than the average maximum temperature. Maximum temperature mean difference exceeding 2°C is in western and eastern Sudan, northern Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, northeastern Somalia, northwestern South Sudan, …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of between 500-1000mm were observed in northwestern and western parts of Ethiopia, in western parts of South Sudan, and in parts of western and central Kenya.

Moderate rainfall between 100 …

MJJ - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in southern parts of Somalia, in southwestern Uganda, in western and northwestern Tanzania, and in southeastern Kenya. …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in northwestern, western and central Tanzania, in southeastern Kenya, in several parts of Uganda, in southern and parts of northern …

MJJ - 2024 Read More
Minimum Temperature anomalies
Minimum Temperature anomalies

Minimum temperature cooler than the long-term mean was observed in the north-central Sudan, in eastern and southeastern Ethiopia, in northwestern and central parts of Somalia, in southern Burundi, and in northwestern parts of Tanzania.

Much …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall greater than 500mm was western Ethiopia, western South Sudan, and in a few areas in western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm was in the southern parts of Sudan, …

MJJ - 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were in western and southwestern Sudan, in central Eritrea, in some parts of coastal Djibouti, in parts of northeastern Somalia, in a few places in western, southern …

MJJ - 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed southwestern and western parts of Sudan, in central Eritrea, in parts of northern Somalia, in a few areas in northeastern and southern Ethiopia.

Usual rainfall …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 500 - 1000 mm was observed over western and northwestern Ethiopia, and in northwestern South Sudan.

Light rainfall between 200 - 500 mm was observed over southern parts of Sudan, in much …

MJJ - 2022 Read More