Observed Climate for 11-20 March, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

  • Very High rainfall (>200mm) amounts were recorded in a few areas in the southwestern and coastal parts of Tanzania.
  • High Rainfall (101-200mm) amounts were recorded in southern and a few hotspots in northern Tanzania, as well as central and western parts of Kenya.
  • Moderate to high Rainfall (26-100mm) amounts were observed over most parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, southern South Sudan, and central to south-western Ethiopia.
  • Low Rainfall (<25mm) amounts were observed in northwestern to central to eastern parts of South Sudan, several parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, southern and north-western Somalia, and northern parts of Kenya.
  • Generally dry conditions were observed in much of the northern sectors of the region including Sudan, northern Eritrea, Djibouti, most parts of Somalia, northern South Sudan, and south-eastern Ethiopia.
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal rainfall Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in much of Tanzania, southern and eastern parts of Uganda, several parts of Kenya, southeastern part of South Sudan, southern and a few patches in northern Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and a few areas in Somalia.
  • Wetter than Normal: This occurred in areas surrounding the much wetter than normal (darkest green areas), in Burundi, Rwanda, western to central to southwestern parts of Uganda, in western part and northeastern parts of Kenya, in parts of southwestern and northeastern Ethiopia, and in northwestern Tanzania.

Near Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in Uganda, southern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Kenya.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in southern parts of South Sudan, several parts of southwest, central and northeastern Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and southwestern Somalia.

No Rain

  • Observed in northern and the dry parts of the region, particularly in Sudan, a few areas in northern parts of South Sudan, western Eritrea, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, and several parts of Somalia.

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in the eastern and southeastern parts of Tanzania

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern part of Ethiopia, in parts of southeastern South Sudan, in southern …

1 - 10 February 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Usual rainfall conditions were in southwestern parts of Uganda, in southwestern Rwanda, in several parts of Burundi, and in northwestern, western, central eastern and southern Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan, …

21 - 31 January 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in eastern Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda, in northern parts of Burundi, in parts of western and central Kenya, in some parts of central, northeastern and southwestern …

21 - 31 January 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in southwestern Rwanda, and in several parts of western and southern Tanzania

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southwestern part of Rwanda, …

21 - 31 January 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 200 mm was observed in the western, central and southern Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in much of Burundi and in northwestern parts …

11 - 20 January 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few areas in western, southern and eastern Tanzania.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southern Uganda, in western Burundi, in western and central parts …

11 - 20 January 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed a few places in eastern, southern and western Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were in several parts of Rwanda, in several parts of northwestern, central western and southern Tanzania, and …

11 - 20 January 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in a few areas of central and south-western Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in parts of western, central, and …

1 - 10 January 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few places of north-eastern and central Tanzania, and in coastal Kenya.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in parts of central and south-western Tanzania.

No rainfall conditions were …

1 - 10 January 2023 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet conditions were observed in a few areas in coastal Kenya and in isolated parts of central and north-eastern Tanzania.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, western parts …

1 - 10 January 2023 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern and eastern parts of Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in central Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were …

21 - 31 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 200 mm was observed in parts of western Kenya, in much of Burundi and Tanzania, and in the areas of northwest, northern, southern and southeastern shores of Lake …

21 - 31 December 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southeastern and eastern Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in central and eastern Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.

Moderately to severely dry …

21 - 31 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Uganda, in southwestern South Sudan, in western part of Kenya, in northwestern Rwanda, and in eastern part of Burundi.

Usual rainfall conditions …

11 - 20 December 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in parts of western Kenya, in northwestern Tanzania, in northern and eastern parts of Burundi, in western and northwestern parts of Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall …

11 - 20 December 2022 Read More