Observed climate conditions for November to January (NDJ) 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions dominated the region during this period.

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

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was not observed in during this period.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were observed in southeastern parts of Tanzania and Burundi.

Light rainfall between 11 - 200 mm was observed in several parts of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

No rainfall or less than 10mm was observed in Sudan, S. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Uganda.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the major parts of the region including S. Sudan, southeastern Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in the border regions of Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

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

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions not observed over Mara mountain region of Darfur region of Sudan, north-eastern Lake Victoria basin of Kenya, north-eastern and Lake Victoria basin of Uganda in the GHA region.
  • Wetter than …
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in western Sudan, southern and eastern parts of South Sudan; south-eastern, eastern and north-eastern Uganda; and central and northern costal parts of Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (between 500 - 1000 mm) observed over highlands of western Kenya, south-eastern Uganda and isolated areas in central Tanzania and central Burundi.
  • Moderate rainfall (between 100 - 500 mm) observed in most …
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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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

Moderate …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the major parts of the region including Sudan, southeastern Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, S. Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in the Horn of Africa region including Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, in Tanzania, parts of Uganda, a few pockets in S. Sudan and Sudan.

Wetter than and much wetter …

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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, and several parts of Tanzania.

Wetter …

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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 South Sudan, northeastern Uganda and in parts of western …

DJF - 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in a few pockets in Sudan and western South Sudan, the Horn of Africa region including southeastern Ethiopia, northeastern Kenya and several parts of Somalia, southern parts …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in northeastern parts of Kenya, and in southern and southeastern Ethiopia.

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual …

SON - 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in southern and northeastern parts of Ethiopia, in a few parts of western South Sudan, central and south-central Uganda, and central Sudan. …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few isolated parts of western Ethiopia, south eastern Uganda, western Burundi, and parts of western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-500mm were …

SON - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 800mm was observed in a few isolated parts of western Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall amounts of between 201-800mm were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in several parts …

DJF - 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, and Kenya, in southeastern parts of Sudan, in parts of northern, western and eastern South Sudan, in southwestern Uganda, in some parts …

DJF - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Somalia, in much of the eastern parts of Kenya, and in the Lake Victoria regions of Tanzania, and in parts …

DJF - 2024 Read More