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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Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed over western and eastern Sudan, most parts of Eritrea, north-eastern Ethiopia, and south-eastern South Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions were observed over the White Nile parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions were observed over north-western and north-eastern Sudan.
- Wetter than usual conditions were observed over most parts of western and central parts of Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions are observed in most …
Recent rainfall totals
- Usual dry (usually dry in this time of season) was observed over northern Somali, Somali region of Ethiopia, north-eastern Kenya, south-western Uganda, everywhere in Rwanda, Burundi, and most parts of Tanzania.
- Rainfall between 5 - …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over western and northern bahr El Gazal in South Sudan, white and Blue Nile states in Sudan, and the Lake Victoria basins.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed over most parts of southern and central Sudan.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed over western Sudan, north-western and northern parts of South Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed in most …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central parts of Sudan, central Eritrea, in isolated parts of northern Ethiopia, north-western Somalia, and eastern Djibouti.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed in northern Ethiopia.
- Usual rainfall conditions …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in northern and south-western parts of South Sudan and highlands of Ethiopia.
- Light rainfall between 25 - 50 mm observed in highlands of western Kenya, central and …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in north-western to central parts of Ethiopia.
- Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in south-western, south-central and south-eastern parts of Sudan, south-western Eritrea, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Wetter than usual conditions observed over the southern part and Blue Nile of Sudan and central parts of South Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed in south-western and northern parts of South Sudan, strip on the …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed over isolated in White Nile and Aljazeera regions of Sudan and western Bahr El gazal part of South Sudan.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed over the southern part and …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in southwest parts of South Sudan, southwestern part of Ethiopia, isolated part in White Nile and the Blue Nile in Sudan.
- Light rainfall (between 25 - 50 …
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 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 …
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 …