21-31 December, 2020

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals
  • Heavy rainfall (between 100-200 mm) observed over southern Tanzania.
  • Moderate rainfall (between 50-100 mm) observed in most parts of Burundi, and southern and central Tanzania.
  • Light rainfall (between 25-50 mm) observed in most parts of central Kenya, Lake Victoria region of Tanzania, and southern Uganda.
  • Rainfall range between 5-25 mm observed over north-eastern, costal and western Kenya, south-western Ethiopia, central Uganda, and northern Rwanda.
  • Usual dry (usually dry in this time of season) conditions almost everywhere in Sudan, western Eritrea, south-eastern and north-western Ethiopia, central and northern parts of South Sudan, and northern and central Somalia.
Recent rainfall anomalies
  • Much wetter than usual conditions observed over eastern and north-eastern Kenya, and isolated areas in southern Tanzania.
  • Wetter than usual conditions observed in most parts of southern and central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed in northern Tanzania and most parts of Burundi.
  • Moderately drier than usual conditions observed in most parts of northern Uganda, southern parts of South Sudan, western and costal parts of Kenya, most parts of Rwanda, and north-eastern Tanzania.
  • Much drier than usual conditions observed over isolated areas in northern Uganda, southern Kenya, and northern Tanzania.
Standardized Precipitation Index
  • Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed in eastern and north-eastern Kenya, and southern and central Tanzania.
  • Usual rainfall conditions observed over in most parts of northern Tanzania, eastern Rwanda, northern Burundi, most parts of southern and central Uganda, south-eastern South Sudan, and central and western Ethiopia.
  • Moderately drier to severely driest than usual conditions observed over most parts of south-western South Sudan, northern Uganda, southern Kenya, and northern Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

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

  • The observed conditions were concentrated across the northern sector of the region, particularly over western Ethiopia, the border area between Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, western South …
21 - 31 August 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 the northern parts of the region including parts of South Sudan, northwestern Ethiopia, southern Djibouti, western Eritrea, …
21 - 31 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): 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 totals
Recent rainfall totals

  • High rainfall accumulation (>100 mm): These amounts were recorded in a few pockets of western Ethiopia.
  • Moderate to high rainfall (26–100 mm): These amounts were recorded across western Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, several parts …
1 - 10 August 2026 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter-than-normal to much-wetter-than-normal conditions

  • Much wetter than normal: These conditions were observed in several parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Djibouti, pockets of northern Somalia, northern South Sudan, northeastern Uganda, and western Kenya.
  • Wetter …
1 - 10 August 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 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 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 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