Observed rainfall conditions for January to March (JFM) 2024

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

High rainfall amounts exceeding 1000mm was observed in the southern parts of Tanzania.

Rainfall amounts of between 500-1000mm were observed in western, central, eastern and southern parts of Tanzania, and in parts of western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall between 100 - 500 mm was observed in southwestern and central parts of Ethiopia, several parts of Uganda, in western, central and southern parts Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, and in northern and northeastern Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 10 - 100 mm was observed in Eritrea, Djibouti, western and southern parts of South Sudan, in northern and parts of eastern and central Ethiopia, in southern and northwestern Somalia, in northern Uganda, and in northern, eastern and coastal parts of Kenya.

Dry conditions of no rainfall less than 10mm were observed in much of Sudan, in western Eritrea, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, in northern South Sudan, in northeastern Kenya, and in several parts of Somalia

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central eastern and southern parts of Tanzania, in eastern and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and south-central parts of Kenya, in central southwestern and northern parts of Ethiopia and in central parts of Eritrea.

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed several parts of South Sudan, in western parts of Eritrea, in eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in northwestern Kenya, in western Uganda, in eastern Rwanda, and in northern Burundi

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in western Eritrea, in Djibouti, in parts of north, central and southwestern Ethiopia, in southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, in northwestern, central and coastal Kenya, in western Rwanda, southern Burundi, and in northwestern, western and northeastern part of Tanzania.

No rain condition was observed in several parts of Sudan, in parts of northern South Sudan, in northeastern Somalia, and in parts of eastern Ethiopia.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderate to extremely wet rainfall conditions were observed in several parts of Tanzania, in western and south-central parts of Kenya, in southeastern Uganda, in central southwestern, and northern parts of Ethiopia, and in parts of central and southern Eritrea.

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan and Rwanda, in western Eritrea, in eastern Ethiopia, in northern and central parts of Somalia, in northeastern Kenya, in much of western Uganda, and in much of northern Burundi.

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 were observed in isolated parts in central and north-eastern Sudan.
  • Wetter than usual conditions were observed in most parts of central and north-eastern Sudan, northern Tanzania, north-eastern Ethiopia, and south-eastern …
JJA - 2021 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than normal (extremely wetter than usual) conditions observed in most parts of western and eastern Sudan, and isolated areas in south Ethiopia.
  • Wetter than normal conditions observed in central and north-eastern Sudan, southern …
JJA - 2020 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions

  • These conditions were observed in Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, pockets in Ethiopia, South Sudan, pockets in Sudan, and pockets in Eritrea.

Wetter and much wetter …

AMJ - 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions

  • Dominated most parts of central Somalia, northwestern border area between Ethiopia and Sudan, a few pockets in northern South Sudan.

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions …

FMA - 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)

  • Observed in the southwestern parts of Tanzania and a few pockets in Uganda and Kenya.

Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)

  • Observed in much of Rwanda, Burundi, several parts of Tanzania, …
FMA - 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions

  • Observed in several parts of the region including northern parts of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, most parts of South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, a few areas in Eritrea as …
JFM - 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in Sudan, Djibouti, in western, central and southern Eritrea, in northern and eastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, and central Tanzania.

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts …

AMJ - 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in western and southern parts of Eritrea, in Djibouti, in northwestern, western and southwestern South Sudan, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia extending to northern Somalia, in northwestern, central and …

FMA - 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in western parts of Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in northern, western and southwestern South Sudan, in northern, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia extending to …

JFM - 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier than usual conditions were observed in eastern parts of Sudan, in northern and western parts of South Sudan, in northern, central and southern Ethiopia, in Djibouti, in northern and …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, western Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti. In central and southwestern parts of Somalia, in southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in several …

AMJ - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in Djibouti, in southern parts of Eritrea, in central and southern Somalia, in parts of northeast, central, southern and southeastern Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, …

FMA - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central eastern and southern parts of Tanzania, in eastern and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and south-central parts of Kenya, in central southwestern and …

JFM - 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern, central and southern parts of Eritrea, in some parts of Djibouti, in parts of northern and southwestern …

AMJ - 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

FMA - 2023 Read More