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 anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the southeastern part of South Sudan, in a few isolated areas in central Ethiopia, in southwestern and northeastern Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in some areas in southwestern and southeastern parts of Uganda, in western and central part of Kenya, in western Rwanda, and in much of …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in a few isolated areas in central Ethiopia, in southwestern part of Uganda, in the western highlands of Kenya, in parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in south-eastern parts of Sudan, western parts of Ethiopia, central parts of Somalia, in north-central, north-eastern, central and south-eastern South Sudan, parts of western, north-eastern and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of eastern Sudan, western Eritrea, north-western and western parts of eastern Ethiopia, north-western Somalia, and a few places in north-eastern and central Sudan
Moderately to severely …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall (50 - 100 mm) was observed in some areas of western and south-western parts of eastern Ethiopia, a few places in south-western South Sudan, and in north-western and south-western parts of Uganda.
Light …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, in north-central, northeastern, central and southeastern South Sudan, in western parts of Ethiopia, in a few parts of western, northeastern and southwestern Uganda, …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in some part of western Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in western parts of Ethiopia, in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, western parts of Ethiopia, in central parts of Somalia, in north-central, northeastern, central and southeastern South Sudan, in part of …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in some part central highlands of Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western, eastern and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in western and central …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern, central and southwestern parts of Sudan, in central parts of Eritrea, in southern Djibouti, in western and central parts of Ethiopia, in eastern …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet rainfall conditions was observed in parts of central and southeastern Sudan, in parts of southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in parts of northeastern Ethiopia, in a few areas in northwest …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southeastern Sudan, in southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northwestern and northeastern Ethiopia, in a few areas in northwestern and northeastern …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in a few areas in south-central and southeastern Sudan, in western and northwestern parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern and western South Sudan and in …