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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Recent rainfall anomalies
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, …

21 - 31 May 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
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, …

10 - 20 May 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

10 - 20 May 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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, …

10 - 20 May 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

1 - 10 May 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

1 - 10 May 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
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 …

21 - 30 April 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
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 …

21 - 30 April 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
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 …

21 - 30 April 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions was observed in northwest and northeastern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, southwestern Uganda, northeast Rwanda, in eastern and coastal parts of Tanzania, and in isolated parts of …

11 - 20 April 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in northwest, and in eastern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, southwest Uganda, northeast Rwanda, and in eastern and coastal Tanzania.

Usual rainfall conditions were observed in a western …

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

Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in southwestern Ethiopia, western and southwestern Uganda, in much of Rwanda, western and central parts of Kenya, and in eastern Tanzania.

Light rainfall between …

11 - 20 April 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wetter than normal conditions observed in a few areas in the southern part of Tanzania, western Ethiopia, and north-western South Sudan.

Normal rainfall conditions observed over much of Sudan, western Eritrea, central …

1 - 10 April 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm observed in southern parts of Tanzania, north-western Burundi, and in isolated parts of western Ethiopia.

Light rainfall between 25 - 50 mm observed in a few …

1 - 10 April 2022 Read More