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
Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in a northwestern, and western part of Ethiopia, and in a few areas in southwestern Sudan and northwestern South Sudan.
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western, eastern and southwestern parts of Sudan, in parts of western and central Eritrea, over several parts of Djibouti, in parts of northwestern and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet rainfall conditions were observed in western, southwestern and eastern Sudan, parts of western and central Eritrea, in northwestern and western Ethiopia, in parts of north-central and eastern South Sudan, and in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few isolated areas in central and south-central Sudan, northern Ethiopia, and north-west South Sudan.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in south-western and south-central …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in a few isolated areas in north-west South Sudan, and north-western Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in parts of south-west and south-central Sudan, in …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few isolated areas in central and south-central Sudan, in north-western South Sudan, and in north-eastern Ethiopia.
Near usual rainfall conditions were observed in much of Eritrea, …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in northwestern and western parts of Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in southwestern and southeastern parts of Sudan, southwestern Eritrea, in much of the …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southwestern and eastern Sudan, southwestern Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, and in western and eastern South Sudan.
Near usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern and southeastern Sudan, over …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, and in a few areas in eastern and western South Sudan
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions observed in south-eastern Sudan extending to western Eritrea and north-eastern Ethiopia, and in a few isolated areas of western and central South Sudan and western Ethiopia.
Normal rainfall conditions observed …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than normal conditions observed in a few places in south-eastern Sudan, western Eritrea, and north-eastern parts of Ethiopia.
Normal rainfall conditions observed in south-central and south-eastern Sudan, much of northern and …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall (100-200mm) observed in a few isolated areas of western Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall (50 - 100 mm) observed in north-western and western parts of South Sudan and Ethiopia.
Light rainfall (25 - 50 mm) …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to extremely wet conditions were observed in south-eastern and parts of south-western Sudan, north-western and northeastern South Sudan, western Ethiopia and western parts of Uganda.
Normal rainfall conditions were observed over southern parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall (100-200mm) was observed in western parts of Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall (50-100 mm) was observed in south-western and south-eastern Sudan, much of western South Sudan, north-western and central highlands of Ethiopia.
Light rainfall (25-50 …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter to much wetter than normal conditions were observed in south-western and south-eastern Sudan, western Ethiopia, north-western, south-western, and northeastern South Sudan, and in western Uganda.
Normal rainfall conditions were observed in north-western and central …