Observed rainfall conditions for February to April (FMA) 2023

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall (500 - 1000 mm) observed over Burundi, south-western Ethiopia, several areas around Lake Victoria, and in north-western, southern, and coastal parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall (200 - 500 mm) observed in several parts of central, southern, and north-eastern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, south-western and south-eastern South Sudan, western, central, eastern, and coastal Kenya, much of Uganda and Rwanda, and in western, northern, central, and eastern Tanzania.

Light rainfall (10 - 200 mm) observed in southern parts of Sudan, much of Eritrea and Djibouti, several parts of northern and central Somalia, northern and central parts of South Sudan, northern, north-western, and eastern parts of Ethiopia, and in north-western and eastern parts of Kenya.

Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) observed in much of Sudan.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan, central and southern Eritrea, much of Djibouti, north-western and southern Somalia, much of central, north-eastern, southern, and eastern Ethiopia, northern and south-eastern South Sudan, much of northern, eastern, and coastal Kenya, much of Burundi, and in north-western parts of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions observed in western Eritrea, parts of central and north-eastern Somalia, western parts of Ethiopia, central, eastern, and western parts of South Sudan, several parts of Uganda, western and central parts of Kenya, much of Rwanda, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Drier and much drier than usual conditions observed in parts of western Eritrea and northern parts of Ethiopia.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions observed in southern parts of Sudan extending to northern and south-eastern South Sudan, much of central, southern, north-eastern and eastern Ethiopia, central and southern Eritrea, much of Djibouti, north-western and southern Somalia, areas around Lake Victoria, much of Burundi, northern, eastern, and coastal parts of Kenya, and in north-western parts of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions observed in several parts of Sudan, western Ethiopia, north-eastern and central Somalia, central, western, and eastern South Sudan, several parts of Uganda, much of western, central, and southern Kenya, parts of Rwanda, and northern, eastern, western, and southern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately drier than usual to severely dry conditions observed in western Eritrea, parts of northern Ethiopia, a few parts of western Uganda, and in central parts of Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western, central, and eastern parts of Sudan, several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, north-eastern parts of Ethiopia, parts of western Kenya, and a few areas …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall (500 - 1000 mm) was observed over western and north-western parts of Ethiopia, western parts of South Sudan, a few parts in north-west and south-east Uganda, and parts of western Kenya.

Light …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to severely wetter than usual rainfall conditions were observed in western, central, and eastern parts of Sudan, north-western and central parts of Eritrea, several parts of Djibouti, north-eastern parts of Ethiopia, south-western and south-eastern …

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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 Sudan and South Sudan, and in parts of western …

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 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 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
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

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
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