11-20, May 2023

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 100 mm was observed in western South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in parts of western, central and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and parts of coastal Kenya, and in northern coast of Tanzania.

Light rainfall between 5 - 25 mm was observed in parts of northwestern and central Eritrea, in southern parts of Sudan, in northern and eastern parts of South Sudan, in parts of northern, eastern and southwestern Ethiopia, in parts of northern and southern Somalia, in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in much of the northern and southern Uganda, in parts of central Kenya, and in northern and eastern Tanzania.

Usual dry rainfall was observed in much of Sudan, in western and southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in parts of northern, central and southwestern Somalia, in southeastern South Sudan, in northern and eastern Kenya, and in much of western, central and southern Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in central parts of Eritrea, and in northeastern and central parts of Ethiopia.

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

Usual rainfall conditions were in much of western South Sudan, in western and central parts of Ethiopia, and in northeastern and southern parts of Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan, in parts of Djibouti, in northwestern and eastern parts of Kenya, and in parts of central and western Tanzania.

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Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in in central and northeastern parts of Ethiopia.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, in much of eastern and southern South Sudan, in northeastern, southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in much of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, in western, central and coastal areas of Kenya, and in northwestern parts of Tanzania.

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

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Moderately Wet to severely Wet Conditions

Only a few pockets in the region observed these conditions in the region.

Moderately Dry to Severely Dry Conditions

These conditions were observed in most countries including Tanzania, …

21 - 30 November 2025 Read More
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Moderately Wet to severely Wet Conditions

Observed in southern Tanzania, a few parts in Rwanda and southwestern Uganda, northeastern South Sudan and the border region between South Sudan, Sudan and Ethiopia. …

1 - 10 November 2025 Read More
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Moderately Wet to severely Wet Conditions

A large area stretching across Kenya from the coastal parts westwards into Uganda and southern South Sudan as well as several parts of Tanzania and Rwanda were characterized by …

21 - 31 October 2025 Read More
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Moderately Wet to severely Wet Conditions

A large area stretching across the northern and central parts of the region was characterized by moderately to severely wet conditions. These areas include central Sudan, western Eritrea …

1 - 10 October 2025 Read More
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Moderately Wet to severely Wet Conditions

A large area stretching across the northern and central parts of the region was characterized by moderately to severely wet conditions. These areas include western Sudan, western Eritrea …

11 - 20 September 2025 Read More
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Sudan, in northwestern, western and southern Uganda, in Rwanda, southeastern Ethiopia, in parts of southern Somalia and in northwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in eastern parts of Sudan, …

1 - 10 September 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, central to eastern parts of Sudan, in northwestern part of South Sudan, and in western and south-central Uganda.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were …

1 - 10 August 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, in southern, northern and eastern parts of South Sudan extending into southern parts of Sudan, in northern, central and south-central Ethiopia, in …

21 - 31 July 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, southwestern, central and southeastern Sudan, in western Eritrea, in northern, western and northeastern Ethiopia, and in eastern and western parts of South Sudan.

Moderately wet …

21 - 30 June 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, in southern, central and eastern parts of South Sudan extending into south-central Sudan, in parts of central and northeastern Ethiopia, and in …

11 - 20 June 2025 Read More
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southwestern Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in north, western and central Ethiopia, and in parts of central and south-central Kenya.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in a few isolated parts …

1 - 10 June 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in northern and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of northern …

21 - 31 May 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in the southwestern parts of Sudan extending to northwestern and southwestern South Sudan and much of western and central Uganda, in the northeastern, eastern and southeastern Ethiopia …

11 - 20 May 2025 Read More
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Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, central and southern Somalia, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in central and southeastern Uganda, in northern, eastern and coastal Kenya, and in …

1 - 10 May 2025 Read More
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Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in coastal, and central to southern Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in central to eastern Ethiopia, in northern and central Somalia, in central to southern parts …

21 - 30 April 2025 Read More