11-20 September, 2025

Rainfall

Standardized Precipitation Index

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, much of Ethiopia, Djibouti and northern Somalia, western South Sudan, northeastern parts of Kenya and northeastern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately Dry to Severely Dry Conditions

Countries with pronounced rainfall deficit included a few pockets of northern Sudan, western South Sudan, southeastern Ethiopia, central Somalia, coastal parts of Kenya and a few pockets in Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)

  • Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily over the northern parts of the region including Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and northern Somalia as well as a few pockets in Uganda.
  • Wetter than Normal (Light Green): Forms a wide band surrounding the darkest green area, covering most of countries highlighted above.

Near Normal Conditions (Light Blue)

  • Near Normal: Predominantly found in the equatorial band of the region, including large parts of Uganda, Ethiopia, western Kenya, central and southern South Sudan, and in Sudan.

Drier Than Normal Conditions (Yellow and Orange)

  • Drier than Normal (Yellow) and Much Drier than Normal (Orange): These conditions dominate the eastern and the Horn of Africa.
    • Significant drier areas cover most of southeastern Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania.
    • The orange ('Much drier than normal') is evident in isolated patches across most of the countries highlighted.

No Rain (White)

  • No Rain: Indicated in the very northern and eastern dry areas, particularly along the coast of Eritrea, Sudan, eastern Somalia, and much of Kenya and Tanzania.
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)

  • Highest Rainfall (201–300 mm and 101–200 mm): These values are extremely high for a 10-day period. The dark green (201–300 mm) is focused in isolated pockets within the central region of Ethiopia.
  • Significant Rainfall (51–100 mm and 26–50 mm): These categories cover vast areas, forming a wide, central-to-western band across the region, including:
    • Most of southern Sudan and South Sudan.
    • Large sections of Ethiopia (especially the western highlands).
    • Western Kenya and Uganda.

Moderate to Low Rainfall (Yellow and Orange)

  • Low Rainfall (11–25 mm and 6–10 mm): These values typically ring the high-rainfall areas and transition into the driest zones. They are concentrated over:
    • All countries in the GHA region.

Very Low or No Rain (Light Grey and White)

  • Very Low Rainfall (1–5 mm): Forms a major transitional zone across central Kenya, southern Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and parts of Tanzania.
  • Negligible/No Rain (<1 mm or No Data): These dry conditions dominate the Sudan, parts of Eritrea, eastern half of Somalia, and several parts of Kenya and Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Eritrea, in isolated areas in the southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan, in parts of southwestern, and northeastern Ethiopia, in parts …

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Drier than usual conditions were observed in southeastern and parts of southwestern and south-central Sudan, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in parts of western and southern Ethiopia, in southeastern Somalia, in western …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central, western and eastern Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in central and southern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Ethiopia, in …

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Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southwest south-central and southeastern Sudan, in much of western South Sudan, in northern and southwestern Uganda, in parts of western and parts of western Ethiopia, in several parts …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in eastern to western and southwestern parts of Sudan, in central Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern part of Ethiopia, in parts of northern …

21 - 31 July 2024 Read More
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Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central to southwestern Sudan, in southern parts of Eritrea, southern parts of Djibouti, in parts of central and southeastern South Sudan, in western, central …

11 - 20 July 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Moderate to heavy rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of central Ethiopia and in parts of western Kenya.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several …

1 - 10 July 2024 Read More
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Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central to eastern Sudan and southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in parts of western, central and southeastern South Sudan, in southwestern central …

1 - 10 July 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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

21 - 30 June 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of South Suda ,in north eastern and southwester Ethiopia, in northwestern and southeastern Somalia, in northeastern and southwestern Uganda, in northwestern and in parts of central …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in eastern and southwestern Ethiopia, in northwestern, central and coastal Kenya, in northwestern and southeastern Somalia, in northeastern and southwestern Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, and …

1 - 10 June 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in western and central Eritrea, in several parts of Ethiopia and Somalia, in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, …

21 - 31 May 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in several parts of northern, southern and central South Sudan, in central southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, …

11 - 20 May 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and northwestern parts of Somalia, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Kenya, and in parts of southern Tanzania.

Drier than …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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

21 - 30 April 2024 Read More