Observed Climate for 1-10 January, 2026
Rainfall
High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)
- Significant Rainfall (51–100 mm and 26–50 mm): These categories cover areas, in the southwestern parts of the region, including:
- Several parts of Rwanda and Burundi.
- Several parts of 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 central Ethiopia, coastal Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
Very Low or No Rain (Light Grey and White)
- Forms a major transitional zone across northern parts of the region including Sudan, S. Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and most parts of Kenya.
Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)
- Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Observed over the southwestern parts of including in Rwanda, Burundi and most parts of Tanzania.
- Wetter than Normal (Light Green): Ring the dark green areas and are concentrated over the countries highlighted.
Near Normal Conditions (Light Blue)
- Near Normal: Observed in southern parts of the region including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
Drier Than Normal Conditions (Yellow and Orange)
- Drier than Normal (Yellow) and Much Drier than Normal (Orange): These conditions were widespread over the region. They were observed in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
No Rain (White)
- No Rain: Indicated in the very northern and eastern dry areas, particularly in Sudan and northern parts of S. Sudan, pockets in Ethiopia, and Somalia, and northwestern Kenya.
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Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions was not observed in any part of the region.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed southeast part of Tanzania and a few patchy parts of central South Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed in isolated parts southeast Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of north and central Sudan, western central and southern South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, south …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall (between 100 - 200 mm) was not recorded in the third dekad of May 2021.
- Moderate rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in southwest parts of South Sudan, southwestern part …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed over much of northern and eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, southern Eritrea, north-western and central Somalia, eastern Uganda; western, central and southern Kenya; southern areas of Sudan, northern and south-eastern South …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in much of Ethiopia, Rwanda, southern Sudan, northern and central South Sudan, central and north-western Somalia; much of western, central and southern Kenya; eastern Uganda, western …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in western parts and isolated areas of southern Ethiopia, in eastern and south-eastern Uganda; western, central and south-western Kenya; south-western Rwanda, south-eastern Somalia, and north-eastern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed over Blue Nile state in Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan, central, north-western and north-eastern Ethiopia, northern Somalia, northern and south-western Tanzania, and isolated areas over highland of western Kenya.
- Wetter …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over Lake Victoria basin, Blue Nile State in Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan; central, north-western and north-eastern Ethiopia; northern Somalia, and northern and south-western Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed over Lake Victoria basin, isolated parts in central Kenya, highland of western Ethiopia, and southern Tanzania.
- Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of central and northern Ethiopia, north-eastern Kenya , north-eastern Rwanda and Burundi, and western and south-eastern Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over most …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of highland of central and northern Ethiopia, north-eastern Burundi and Rwanda, and western and south-eastern Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over southern Uganda, south-western and north-western …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in south-eastern and north-western Tanzania, most parts of Burundi, Rwanda, highland of south-western Ethiopia, lake Victoria basin sides of Kenya, and Uganda.
- Light rainfall between 25 - …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of northern Tanzania, western and north-eastern Uganda, highland parts of western Kenya, and costal parts of southern Somalia.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed in sporadic parts …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in isolated areas and parts of northern and south-eastern Tanzania, and the highland of western Kenya.
- Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in the highland of western Kenya, eastern and north-eastern Kenya, isolated parts of northern Tanzania, and isolated areas in southern Somalia.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over …