21-31, August 2023

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in the southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in northern, western and central parts of Ethiopia, in northern, central and southeastern Uganda, and in a few parts in western Kenya.

Light rainfall of between 5 - 25 mm was observed in the central to eastern parts of Sudan, in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern Ethiopia and in southern and eastern margins of western and central Ethiopia, in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern, western and southern parts of Uganda, and in western and coastal parts of Kenya.

Usual dry rainfall was observed in northern parts of Sudan, in the coastal, central and southern parts of Eritrea, northern and coastal parts of Djibouti, in much of Somalia, in eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in southwestern parts of Uganda, in northern, eastern, central and southern parts of Kenya, and in much of Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a central and eastern, Sudan, and in northwestern Eritrea.

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

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern an central parts of Eritrea, in northern and western parts of South Sudan, and in a few areas in western Ethiopia, southeastern Uganda and coastal Kenya.

No rainfall conditions were observed in the northern parts of Sudan, in coastal Djibouti, in several parts of Somalia, in eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in northern, central and southern parts of Kenya, in eastern Rwanda, and in much of Burundi and Tanzania.

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern and southeastern parts of Sudan, in northwestern and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts of Ethiopia, in western, central and southern parts of South Sudan, in much of Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda, and in western parts of Kenya

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in western parts of Sudan, and in northwestern parts of Eritrea.

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

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101–200mm): Recorded in a few areas of western Ethiopia.

Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100mm)

  • Predominantly observed in western Eritrea, western Ethiopia, southern Sudan, several parts of South Sudan, eastern …
11 - 20 August 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than Normal to Much Wetter than Normal Conditions

  • Much Wetter than Normal: Observed over most of Sudan, western Ethiopia, western Eritrea, and a northern belt of South Sudan extending from west to east, with …
11 - 20 August 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101-300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101-200mm): These amounts were recorded in a few areas in western Ethiopia.

Moderate to high Rainfall (26-100mm)

  • These were predominantly observed in southern and southwestern parts of Sudan, western …
11 - 20 July 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed over southwestern and southern parts of Sudan, northwestern parts of Sudan and the border region of Sudan, South …
11 - 20 July 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than normal-to-much wetter than normal conditions

  • Much wetter than normal: This category was observed in western to northern Ethiopia, western Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan and northwestern Uganda.
  • Wetter than normal: This category was observed …
1 - 10 July 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (>100mm)

  • These amounts were recorded in a few pockets in western Ethiopia and western South Sudan.

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)

  • These amounts were recorded mostly in the …
1 - 10 July 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in western South Sudan, southwestern, central and southeastern Sudan, western Ethiopia.
  • Wetter than Normal: This category was observed …
21 - 30 June 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)

  • These were observed mostly in the northern parts of the region including western Ethiopia, the border regions of Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, western South Sudan and southern …
21 - 30 June 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (>100mm)

  • These amounts were recorded in western Ethiopia.

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)

  • These were observed in much of the northern sector of the region including western Ethiopia, …
1 - 10 June 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than normal-to-much wetter than normal conditions

  • Much wetter than normal: This category was observed along the border regions of Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia and a few pockets in northern and southern Somalia and …
1 - 10 June 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, much of the Horn of Africa area in Somalia, western parts of …
21 - 31 May 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)

  • These were observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, western parts of South Sudan, a few pockets in the northern parts of Somalia, and several parts …
21 - 31 May 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed over Mt. Kilimanjaro area and northwestern pockets in Tanzania, central, western and northwestern parts of Kenya, a few …
11 - 20 May 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (101-300mm)

  • High Rainfall (101-200mm): These amounts were recorded in a few areas in central and western parts of Kenya, northern and eastern parts of Kenya, western and northeastern parts of South Sudan, …
11 - 20 May 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed along the coastal parts of Tanzania, western parts of Uganda, western and coastal parts of Kenya, much of …
1 - 10 May 2026 Read More