Observed Climate for 1-10 May, 2026

Rainfall

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 southern Somalia, southern and southeastern Somalia, pockets in southern and northeastern South Sudan, pockets in Sudan and Eritrea.
  • Wetter than Normal: This category was observed in areas surrounding the darkest green areas, covering most of countries highlighted above.

Near Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, western Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, much of western South Sudan.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in a few pockets in in eastern and northwestern parts of Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, most parts of Uganda, several parts of Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, western Eritrea, much of South Sudan, and southeastern tip of Sudan.

No Rain

  • Observed in the very northern parts of the region, particularly in Sudan, and southern parts of Tanzania and eastern pockets in Kenya.
Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (>100mm)

  • These amounts were recorded in the northern coast of Tanzania, and the Lake Victoria region of Kenya and Uganda, and southern Ethiopia.

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

  • These were observed in much of the eastern and northwestern parts of Tanzania, western and coastal parts of Kenya, much of Uganda, a few pockets in Rwanda and Burundi, southern parts of South Sudan, several parts of Ethiopia, most parts of southern Somalia and the border regions of S. Sudan, Sudan and Ethiopia.

Moderate to Low Rainfall of between (6mm–25mm)

  • These were observed in southern, central and northern parts of Tanzania, a few pockets in Rwanda and Burundi, several parts of Kenya, northern parts of South Sudan, southwestern and northern parts of Somalia, northern parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and southeastern parts of Sudan.

Very Low or No Rain Very Low Rainfall (1–5mm)

  • These were observed in southern and central parts of Tanzania, several parts of Kenya, the horn region of Somalia, Djibouti, several parts of Sudan, and Eritrea.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Djibouti, in central and southern Eritrea, in parts of northeastern, eastern and southern Ethiopia, in central Somalia, in southeastern part of South …

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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, …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Djibouti, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in parts of northern and central Somalia, in southeastern part of South Sudan, in central parts of …

11 - 20 April 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Heavy rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in central parts of Kenya.

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in southwestern Ethiopia, in central and eastern parts of Uganda, in western, central and …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in central and part of northern Somalia, in southeastern part of South Sudan, in part of western Uganda, …

11 - 20 April 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in the northern, central, eastern and parts of western Kenya, in northeastern and eastern South Sudan, in northwestern, western and coastal parts of Tanzania, in southern Somalia, …

1 - 10 April 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Djibouti, in central and southern parts of Eritrea, in northwestern and southern Somalia, in parts of northeastern, central and southern Ethiopia, in …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Heavy rainfall exceeding 200mm was observed in central parts of Kenya and in part of southwestern Tanzania.

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in central Eritrea, in southern Ethiopia, in northern, …

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

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in the southern parts of Burundi, in northwestern, western and eastern Tanzania, in central and south-central parts of Kenya, in central and southern Eritrea, in several parts …

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

Drier than to much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of South Sudan, in western, eastern and southern parts of Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, in several parts of northern and …

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

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in northwestern, western, eastern and southern Tanzania, in parts of southeastern Uganda, in parts of western and southern …

21 - 31 March 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in southern and central parts of South Sudan, northeastern and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in much of Uganda, in western Kenya, in parts of southern Rwanda, and …

11 - 20 March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in Rwanda, western and southern Burundi, and in western southern and coastal parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in western …

11 - 20 March 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual and much drier that usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, in southern Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in southern Somalia, in central and southern parts of South Sudan, in …

11 - 20 March 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in some parts of central and northeastern Ethiopia, in southeastern part of South Sudan, in southeastern part of Uganda, and in part of western Kenya.

Moderately dry …

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