Climate Monitoring

Observed Climate for 1-10 November, 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Recent rainfall anomalies

Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately Wet to severely Wet Conditions

Observed in southern Tanzania, a few parts in Rwanda and southwestern Uganda, northeastern South Sudan and the border region between South Sudan, Sudan and Ethiopia.

Moderately Dry to Severely Dry Conditions

Observed in several parts of the region including the border regions between Sudan and South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, much of Somalia, several parts in Kenya and Uganda, western parts of Rwanda and Burundi and central parts of Tanzania.

Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)

Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Observed over the northeastern parts of Sudan, southwestern Uganda, Rwanda, northeastern parts of Burundi as well as eastern and southeastern parts of Kenya.
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 several parts of the region including Djibouti, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

Drier Than Normal Conditions (Yellow and Orange)

Drier than Normal (Yellow) and Much Drier than Normal (Orange): These conditions dominate the northern and southern parts of the region.
- Significant drier areas cover southern Sudan, northern South Sudan, most of northern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, northern Kenya, central Tanzania, and northwestern Eritrea.
- The orange ('Much drier than normal') is evident across most of the countries highlighted.

No Rain (White)

No Rain: Indicated in the very northern and eastern dry areas, particularly in northern parts of Sudan, pockets in Ethiopia, and Somalia, northwestern Kenya as well as central Tanzania.

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. Rainfall amounts between 101 and 300 mm was observed in isolated pockets within the western parts of the region including western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, northwestern Tanzania and a few pockets in western Kenya.
Significant Rainfall (51–100 mm and 26–50 mm): These categories cover vast areas, in the western parts of the region, including:
- A few pockets in western South Sudan
- Several parts of Uganda and Kenya.
- In Rwanda, Burundi and 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 south of latitude 9°N.

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, northwestern and northern Kenya, and central parts of Tanzania.
Negligible/No Rain (<1 mm or No Data): These dry conditions dominate northern Sudan, parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, and several parts of Kenya and Tanzania.