October to December 2020

Rainfall

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 parts of south, north-western and costal Tanzania, southern Burundi, most parts of Rwanda, most parts of Uganda, and southern and central Kenya.
  • Light rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in most parts of northern South Sudan, north-western and south-eastern Ethiopia, and central Somalia.
  • Rainfall range between 10-50 observed over southern parts of Sudan, north-eastern Ethiopia, and Turkana region of Kenya.
  • Dry conditions (usual during this time of the year) in most parts of north Sudan.
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 usual conditions observed in 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.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed over most parts of southern parts of Sudan, western Ethiopia, most parts of South Sudan, western and south-western Uganda, most parts of southern and northern Kenya, central Somalia, and western and southern Tanzania.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed over isolated areas in northern Somalia.
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 observed over in most parts of western Ethiopia, most parts of South Sudan, western and south-western Uganda, most parts of southern and northern Kenya, central Somalia, and western and southern Tanzania.
  • Moderately drier to severely driest than usual conditions observed over most parts of eastern Sudan, eastern and north-eastern Ethiopia, north-western Eritrea, southern and northern Somalia, and northern costal parts of Kenya.

All Products

Filter by Product Type
Filter by Region
Filter by Year
Showing 181 results
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)

  • Observed in the southern, northwestern and coastal parts of Tanzania, Uganda, western South Sudan, Kenya, southern parts of Somalia, and western parts of Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)

  • Observed …
AMJ - 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Dominated most parts of the region including several parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, pockets in Eritrea and Sudan.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions …

AMJ - 2026 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

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

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
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions

  • Observed in central Somalia, a few pockets in South Sudan, and Sudan.

Moderate wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions

  • Observed in most parts across the region including much of …
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 totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts (>500mm)

  • Observed in the southwestern parts of Tanzania, much of Burundi, Rwanda, western parts of Kenya.

Moderate rainfall amounts (201-500mm)

  • Observed in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and southern Ethiopia.

Light rainfall …

JFM - 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet rainfall conditions

  • Observed in most parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, southern parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and eastern Eritrea.

Moderately dry to …

JFM - 2026 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, northern Somalia, northern Uganda, coastal Kenya, and in central Tanzania.

Moderate wet to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in …

AMJ - 2025 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 totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall amounts of exceeding 500mm was observed in a few areas in southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in parts of central and western Kenya, in southern part of Burundi, and in western and …

FMA - 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
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, southwestern parts of Sudan, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in northern Somalia, in western and southwestern South Sudan, in several parts …

FMA - 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, South Sudan, northern and northeastern Ethiopia, Rwanda, northern Burundi, northern Somalia, in several parts of northwestern to southwestern Uganda, in parts …

JFM - 2025 Read More