Observed Climate for 11-20 January, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

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.
Recent rainfall anomalies

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 anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern and eastern parts of Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in central Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were …

21 - 31 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 200 mm was observed in parts of western Kenya, in much of Burundi and Tanzania, and in the areas of northwest, northern, southern and southeastern shores of Lake …

21 - 31 December 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southeastern and eastern Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in central and eastern Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Moderately to severely dry …

21 - 31 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Uganda, in southwestern South Sudan, in western part of Kenya, in northwestern Rwanda, and in eastern part of Burundi.

Usual rainfall conditions …

11 - 20 December 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southwestern South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, western and northcentral parts of Kenya, and in a few areas in north-central and central Tanzania. …

11 - 20 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in parts of western Kenya, in northwestern Tanzania, in northern and eastern parts of Burundi, in western and northwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall …

11 - 20 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in parts of western and eastern Kenya, in northwestern Tanzania, and in much of Burundi.

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed …

1 - 10 December 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southern area of South Sudan, in northwestern, western, central and eastern Uganda, in parts of western and northeastern Kenya, in central and eastern Rwanda, …

1 - 10 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of South Sudan, in much of the northern, western, central and eastern Uganda, in western and northeastern Kenya, in southeastern Somalia, in …

1 - 10 December 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in south-western parts of South Sudan, western parts of Rwanda, and in a few areas in western Tanzania.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in the southern …

21 - 30 November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western and southwestern parts of Uganda, in part of central Kenya, in much of Rwanda, in eastern and western parts of Burundi, and …

21 - 30 November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern parts of South Sudan, in northcentral and southwestern Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda, and in western Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed …

21 - 30 November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the part of eastern Ethiopia, in western parts of central Somalia and southern coast of Somalia, in southern parts of South Sudan, in western, …

11 - 20 November 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western, southwestern and northwestern parts of Uganda, in western and central parts of Kenya, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, and in northwestern …

11 - 20 November 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in western, southwestern, eastern and northwestern parts of Uganda, in southern parts of South Sudan, in western and parts of northern coast of Kenya, in eastern Ethiopia, in …

11 - 20 November 2022 Read More