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 dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western and southwestern Uganda, in western and central parts of Kenya, in northwestern Rwanda, southwestern Burundi, in northern, central, coastal and southeastern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately …

11 - 20 February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed Rwanda, Burundi and in much of western and parts of central and southern Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in southern parts …

11 - 20 February 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Tanzania and Uganda, in western and southwestern parts of Kenya, and in parts of southwestern South Sudan.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions …

11 - 20 February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in Rwanda, Burundi, northwestern and southern parts of Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in southern parts of Uganda, in parts of …

11 - 20 February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Burundi, in southern parts of Rwanda, and in several parts of western Tanzania.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in northeastern, …

1 - 10 February 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in much of Burundi, in southern parts of Rwanda, in several parts of western Tanzania.

Moderately dry conditions were observed in the southern parts of South Sudan, …

1 - 10 February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High rainfall exceeding 100mm was observed in the southwestern Tanzania.

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in central and southern Rwanda, in several parts of Burundi, and in northwestern, western, central …

1 - 10 February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in western, central and southern parts of Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, and in northwestern, northern, central and parts of southern Tanzania. …

21 - 31 January 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed western, central and southern parts of Kenya, and in much of Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred southern parts …

21 - 31 January 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet conditions were observed in western central and southern Kenya, in several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, and in northeastern, northwestern, central and southwestern Tanzania.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in …

21 - 31 January 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in parts of western, central and southern Kenya extending to northern, western and central Tanzania, in several parts of Burundi, and in western and eastern …

11 - 20 January 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in central to southwestern Ethiopia, in southern parts of South Sudan, and in several parts of Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and Tanzania.

Wetter than and much …

11 - 20 January 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, central and southeastern Uganda, in southeastern South Sudan, in several parts of Burundi, in northwestern, western and southern Tanzania, in parts of northwestern and southeastern …

11 - 20 January 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in northeastern, central to southwestern Ethiopia, in southern Uganda, in much of southern Kenya, in much of Rwanda and northern Burundi, and in northern, central …

1 - 10 January 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed southern Burundi, and in several parts of western, central and southern Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in parts of southern Uganda, …

1 - 10 January 2025 Read More