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 dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in coastal, and central to southern Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in central to eastern Ethiopia, in northern and central Somalia, in central to southern parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the southern and southeastern Ethiopia extending to northwestern, central and southern Somalia, in southeastern South Sudan, in northeastern and eastern Uganda, in much of …
Recent rainfall totals
Rainfall exceeding 200mm was recorded in isolated part of southern Tanzania.
High rainfall of between 50-200mm was recorded in southern Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in northern Uganda, in southern Somalia, in much of north, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in the southern, eastern and central parts of Ethiopia extending to the northern, central and southern parts of Somalia, in several …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in Eritrea, Djibouti, northern and central Somalia, in several parts of Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in northern Kenya, in northeastern to southwestern Uganda, and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern, central to south-central Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in northern parts of Somalia in northeastern and western Uganda, in …
Recent rainfall totals
High rainfall of between 100-200mm was recorded in some places in central Kenya and in coastal and southern part of Tanzania.
Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed southwestern, central to eastern …
Recent rainfall totals
High rainfall of between 50-200mm was recorded in southwestern Ethiopia, in southern Uganda, in western, central and eastern parts of Kenya, in southern Burundi, and in several parts of northwestern, western and southern Tanzania.
Moderate …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed southern parts of Ethiopia, in eastern South Sudan, in southwestern and eastern parts of Uganda, in western, eastern and coastal Kenya, in southern and central parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the southern parts of Ethiopia, in southeastern and western South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and in southern Burundi.
Drier …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely extremely conditions were observed southern parts of Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and in southern Burundi.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were …
Recent rainfall totals
High rainfall of between 50-300mm was recorded in southwestern Ethiopia, in eastern and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and southwestern Kenya, and in much of Burundi and Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall of between 26-50 mm was …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in western, central and southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Djibouti, in the northern and central Burundi, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, central to southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to high rainfall exceeding 100mm was recorded in southwestern Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in southwestern Ethiopia, in western and central parts of Kenya, in parts of southwestern and southeastern …