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