Observed Climate for 11-20 November, 2025

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

High Rainfall Accumulation (Light Green to Dark Green)

  • Highest Rainfall (101–200 mm & 201–300 mm): These values are extremely high for a 10-day period. Rainfall amounts between 101 and 300 mm was observed in southwestern parts of the region including western Uganda, western Rwanda, Burundi, western and localized areas along the coast of Tanzania and a few areas in central Kenya.
  • Significant Rainfall (26–50 mm & 51–100 mm): These categories form major transitional zones across the countries highlighted in the highest rainfall category.

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 over:
    • All countries in the GHA region except Rwanda and Burundi.

Very Low or No Rain (White & Light Grey)

  • Very Low Rainfall (1–5 mm): Forms a major transitional zone in northeastern Sudan, South Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and central Tanzania.
  • Negligible/No Rain (<1 mm or No Data): These dry conditions dominate Sudan, South Sudan, northern parts of Ethiopia, northeastern Somalia, northwestern parts of Kenya and central Tanzania.
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)

  • Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily over the northeastern parts of Sudan, South Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Djibouti, central to eastern parts of Kenya, southwestern parts of Uganda, Burundi, and western as well as coastal parts of Tanzania.
  • 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 equatorial parts of the region including Uganda, Somalia, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.

Drier Than Normal Conditions (Yellow and Orange)

  • Drier than Normal (Yellow) and Much Drier than Normal (Orange): These conditions dominate the northern of the region.
    • Significant drier areas cover most of central South Sudan, northwestern Eritrea, several parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, northwestern Kenya, and central Tanzania.
    • The orange ('Much drier than normal') is evident across most of the countries highlighted.

No Rain (White)

  • No Rain: Indicated in the very northern and the dry parts of the region, particularly in Sudan, northern parts of South Sudan, Ethiopia, central parts of Somalia, northwestern Kenya as well as central Tanzania.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed a few isolated areas in western Ethiopia and northwestern South Sudan.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in much of South …

21 - 30 September 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of norther and southeastern Ethiopia, in parts of northern and central Somalia, and in central and southeastern Uganda.

Moderately wet …

21 - 30 September 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Eritrea, in isolated areas in the southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan, in parts of southwestern, and northeastern Ethiopia, in parts …

1 - 10 September 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed a few isolated areas in northwestern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in northwestern, western and central parts of Ethiopia, …

1 - 10 September 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in southern Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in isolated parts of western, southwestern, central, northeastern and eastern Ethiopia, in parts …

1 - 10 September 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed in the central parts of Eritrea, in isolated parts of western and southwestern Sudan and northwestern South Sudan, and in northern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm …

21 - 31 August 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern and south-central parts of Sudan, in northeastern, eastern, central and parts of western South Sudan, in northwestern, western and parts of central Ethiopia, in several …

21 - 31 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southeastern and parts of southwestern and south-central Sudan, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in parts of western and southern Ethiopia, in southeastern Somalia, in western …

21 - 31 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed in a few isolated parts in western Sudan, and northern and northwestern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of the central to southern …

10 - 20 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central, western and eastern Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in central and southern parts of South Sudan, in northeastern Ethiopia, in …

10 - 20 August 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in several parts of Eritrea and Djibouti, in much of the central western to eastern Sudan, in northeastern part of Ethiopia, in central and parts of southern …

10 - 20 August 2024 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern, south-central and southeastern Sudan, in much of western South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in northwestern, northern and southwestern Uganda and in parts of …

1 - 10 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southwest south-central and southeastern Sudan, in much of western South Sudan, in northern and southwestern Uganda, in parts of western and parts of western Ethiopia, in several parts …

1 - 10 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of northern Ethiopia and central Eritrea.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much of the central to southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, …

1 - 10 August 2024 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of exceeding 100 mm was observed parts of western Sudan, northwestern part of South Sudan, and in parts of northern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in much …

21 - 31 July 2024 Read More