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
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of norther and southeastern Ethiopia, in parts of northern and central Somalia, and in central and southeastern Uganda.

Moderately wet …

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

Drier than usual conditions were observed in western, central to eastern Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea, in coastal Djibouti, in northern and southern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in central to southeastern Uganda, …

21 - 30 September 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in southern Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in isolated parts of western, southwestern, central, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in parts …

1 - 10 September 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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
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 …

1 - 10 September 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern and south-central parts of Sudan, in northeastern, eastern, central and parts of western South Sudan, in northwestern, western and parts of central Ethiopia, in several …

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

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 …

21 - 31 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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
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 …

10 - 20 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in much of the central western to eastern Sudan, in northeastern part of Ethiopia, in central and parts of southern …

10 - 20 August 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern, south-central and southeastern Sudan, in much of western South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in northwestern, northern and southwestern Uganda and in parts of …

1 - 10 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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