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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Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to extremely wet conditions were observed in southwestern Sudan, and northwestern South Sudan
Usual rainfall conditions were observed over the southern parts of Sudan, southeastern South Sudan, over much of Eritrea, much of north, …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in northwestern and western Ethiopia, and western and northwestern South Sudan.
Light rainfall between 25 - 50 mm was observed in southwestern, south-central and south eastern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southwestern Sudan, and northwestern South Sudan.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in a few isolated areas in northeast, northwest, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than normal conditions were observed in south-eastern part of South Sudan, south-western Ethiopia; much of western, northern and central Uganda; north-western and south-western Kenya, over much of Rwanda and Burundi, …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in south-western Ethiopia, over much of Uganda, in southern parts of South Sudan, in western parts of Kenya, much of Rwanda and Burundi, and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to extremely wet conditions were observed in south-eastern part of South Sudan, south-western Ethiopia; in much of northern, western and central Uganda; in north-western and south-western parts of Kenya; over much of Rwanda and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet conditions were observed in southwestern and southeastern parts of Sunda, and northeastern parts of South Sudan.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed over southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, northern parts of South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of southwest and southeast Sudan, and in northeastern part of South Sudan
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and northern parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in part of western South Sudan, and western Ethiopia.
Light rainfall between 25 - 50 mm was observed in western and eastern parts of South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than to much wetter than normal conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, north-western and north-eastern South Sudan, in western parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern Somalia, north-eastern and coastal parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in western Ethiopia, in south-eastern Uganda, south-eastern Somalia, in western and coastal parts of Kenya, and in parts of the Lake Victoria region of …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in southwestern Ethiopia, over much of Uganda, in western and central parts of Kenya, much of Rwanda, Burundi, and in northern, western and eastern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in northwest and eastern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, eastern and southern parts of Uganda, much of western and central Kenya, eastern Rwanda, and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to extremely wet conditions were observed in northwest and eastern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, southern and eastern Uganda, eastern Rwanda, in western, northwestern, and central parts of Kenya, and in western, northern …