21-30 September, 2025

Rainfall

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, parts of Eritrea, pockets in the northern parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti and northern Somalia.
  • 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 observed in large parts of Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Sudan.

Drier Than Normal Conditions (Yellow and Orange)

  • Drier than Normal (Yellow) and Much Drier than Normal (Orange): These conditions dominate the eastern and southern parts of the region.
    • 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, parts 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) was observed 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:
    • A few pockets in Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia
    • Most of southern Sudan and South Sudan.
    • Large sections of Ethiopia (especially the western highlands).
    • Western Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and a few pockets in Tanzania.

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 northern Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, much of Somalia, central Kenya, and most 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 totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in western, northern and eastern parts of South Sudan, in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of western and northeastern Ethiopia, in northwestern part of Somalia, in …

1 - 10 October 2024 Read More
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Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed a few isolated areas in western Ethiopia and northwestern South Sudan.

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

21 - 30 September 2024 Read More
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Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed a few isolated areas in northwestern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in northwestern, western and central parts of Ethiopia, …

1 - 10 September 2024 Read More
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Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed in the central parts of Eritrea, in isolated parts of western and southwestern Sudan and northwestern South Sudan, and in northern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm …

21 - 31 August 2024 Read More
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Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed in a few isolated parts in western Sudan, and northern and northwestern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of the central to southern …

10 - 20 August 2024 Read More
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Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of northern Ethiopia and central Eritrea.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of the central to southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, …

1 - 10 August 2024 Read More
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Moderate to heavy rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of western Sudan, northwestern part of South Sudan, and in parts of northern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much …

21 - 31 July 2024 Read More
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Moderate to heavy rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of western and central Ethiopia.

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

11 - 20 July 2024 Read More
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Moderate rainfall of between 51-100 mm was observed in northwestern and western Ethiopia extending to southeastern boarders of Sudan, and also in northwestern and western part of South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - …

21 - 30 June 2024 Read More
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Moderate to heavy rainfall exceeding 100mm was observed in western parts of Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 51-100 mm was observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, in much of western and northwestern Ethiopia, and in …

11 - 20 June 2024 Read More
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Moderate rainfall of between 51-100 mm was observed in northwestern and western parts of Ethiopia, in several parts of South Sudan, and in northwestern Uganda.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed …

1 - 10 June 2024 Read More
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Moderate rainfall of between 51-100 mm was observed in western Ethiopia, western South Sudan, southwestern Uganda, in parts of western, central and coastal Kenya, and in northeastern coast of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 …

21 - 31 May 2024 Read More
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Moderate rainfall of between 51-100 mm was observed in western parts of Ethiopia, and in parts of western and central Kenya.

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in much of the …

11 - 20 May 2024 Read More
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Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in southern Ethiopia, in central Somalia, in central and southeastern Uganda, in western central and coastal parts of Kenya in northern and southern parts of …

1 - 10 May 2024 Read More
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Heavy rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in parts of central of Kenya and in southern part of Tanzania.

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in southern parts of Ethiopia, in western, …

21 - 30 April 2024 Read More