Observed Climate for 11-20 January, 2026
Rainfall
High Rainfall Accumulation (Light Green to Dark Green)
- Highest Rainfall (101–200 mm): These values were concentrated in southwestern parts of the region including western parts of Tanzania.
- Significant Rainfall (26–50 mm & 51–100 mm): These values were recorded mostly in 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 spilling into Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Very Low or No Rain (White & Light Grey)
- Very Low Rainfall (1–5 mm): Forms a major transitional zone in southeastern South Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya.
- 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.
Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)
- Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily over the southern parts of the region including western Tanzania, and Burundi.
- 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 the 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 dominate regions to the north. They include northern Tanzania, Uganda, 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.
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Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall of between 51-100 mm was observed in western Ethiopia, western South Sudan, southwestern Uganda, in parts of western, central and coastal Kenya, and in northeastern coast of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall of between 26 …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in western and central Eritrea, in several parts of Ethiopia and Somalia, in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in northwestern, western, central and northeastern parts of Ethiopia extending into the northern parts of Somalia, in southwestern part …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall of between 51-100 mm was observed in western parts of Ethiopia, and in parts of western and central Kenya.
Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in much of the …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of northern and western Ethiopia, in much of northern, western, central and south-central South Sudan, in northern and eastern parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in several parts of northern, southern and central South Sudan, in central southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Somalia, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of northern and western Ethiopia, in much of northern, western, central and south-central South Sudan, in northern and eastern parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and northwestern parts of Somalia, in southern and eastern Ethiopia, in several parts of Kenya, and in parts of southern Tanzania.
Drier than …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in southern Ethiopia, in central Somalia, in central and southeastern Uganda, in western central and coastal parts of Kenya in northern and southern parts of …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of Djibouti, in parts of central and southern Eritrea, in parts of northeastern, southeastern and southwestern Ethiopia, in part of southeastern South Sudan, in central …
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
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, …
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, …
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 …
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 …