Observed Climate for 11-20 December, 2025
Rainfall
Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)
- Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily over the southern parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, and 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 equatorial parts of the region including Uganda, Somalia, 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 parts of the region. They include northern Uganda, southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya. The orange ('Much drier than normal') is evident across most of the countries highlighted.
No Rain (White)
- No Rain: Concentrated in the northwestern parts of the region including Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia.
High Rainfall Accumulation (Light Green to Dark Green)
- Highest Rainfall (101–200 mm): These values were concentrated in northwestern and southeastern parts of Tanzania.
- Significant Rainfall (26–50 mm & 51–100 mm): These values were recorded in most parts south of the region including Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
Moderate to Low Rainfall (Orange & Yellow)
- Low Rainfall (6–10 mm & 11–25 mm): These values typically ring the high-rainfall areas and transition into the driest zones. They are concentrated towards the northern parts of the region.
Very Low or No Rain (White & Light Grey)
- Very Low Rainfall (1–5 mm): Forms a major transitional zone in northeastern South Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Uganda.
- Negligible/No Rain (<1 mm or No Data): These dry conditions dominate Sudan, South Sudan, northwestern and eastern parts of Ethiopia, and several parts of Somalia.
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Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter-than-Normal to Much-Wetter-than-Normal Conditions
- Much wetter than normal: Observed across southeastern Ethiopia, central to northern Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and northwestern Tanzania.
- Wetter than normal: Observed in areas surrounding the much-wetter-than-normal zones highlighted …
Recent rainfall totals
High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300 mm)
- High rainfall (101–200 mm): Recorded mainly over southeastern Ethiopia and adjacent areas of Somalia along the border.
Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100 mm)
- Predominantly observed across Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to High Rainfall (26–200 mm)
- Moderate to high rainfall was observed across South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, as well as in parts of Burundi and northwestern Tanzania.
Moderate to Low Rainfall …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter Than Normal to Much Wetter Than Normal Conditions
- Much Wetter Than Normal: These conditions were observed in the extreme northern parts of Sudan, southern South Sudan, southern and eastern Ethiopia, most parts of Somalia, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter-than-normal to much-wetter-than-normal conditions
- Much wetter than normal: These conditions were observed across several parts of Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Eritrea.
- Wetter than normal: These conditions were observed in areas …
Recent rainfall totals
- High rainfall accumulation (>100 mm): These amounts were recorded in the Horn of Africa region, especially southeastern Ethiopia and pockets in the southern parts of Somalia
- Moderate to high rainfall (26-100 mm): These amounts were …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than Normal to Much Wetter than Normal Conditions
- Much Wetter than Normal: Observed over most of Sudan, central to western Ethiopia, western and eastern Eritrea, northern and southern Somalia, northern parts of South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall totals
High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300mm)
- High Rainfall (101–200mm): Recorded in a few areas in western Ethiopia.
Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100mm)
- Predominantly observed in southwestern Eritrea, central to western Ethiopia, southern parts of Sudan, several parts …
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 and central Ethiopia, Djibouti, pockets of northern Somalia, and western South Sudan.
- Wetter than normal: …
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, a few …
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 most parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.
- Wetter …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)
- The observed conditions were concentrated in the northern sector of the region, particularly over western and northwestern Ethiopia, the border area between Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, …
Recent rainfall totals
High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300mm)
- High Rainfall (101–200mm): Recorded in a few areas in western Ethiopia.
Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100mm)
- Predominantly observed in western Eritrea, central to western Ethiopia, southern parts of Sudan, several parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than Normal to Much Wetter than Normal Conditions
- Much Wetter than Normal: Observed over most of Sudan, central to western Ethiopia, western Eritrea, and a northern belt of South Sudan.
- Wetter than Normal: Observed …
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 …