Observed Climate for 21-30 April, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Very High Rainfall Accumulation (201-300)

  • Rainfall amounts between 201-300 mm were recorded in a few pockets in Kenya, including southern parts and the border region with Tanzania.

High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (101–200mm)

  • Rainfall amounts between 101 and 200 mm were recorded in western and central to southern parts of Kenya, northwestern Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi and southeastern coastal parts of Somalia.

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)

  • These were observed in much of Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, southern parts of Somalia, most parts of Ethiopia especially the southern parts, southern parts of South Sudan, and western Eritrea.

Moderate to Low Rainfall of between (6mm–25mm)

  • These were observed over southern parts of Tanzania, southeastern lowlands, northeastern and northern parts of Kenya, central and northern Ethiopia, several parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan, and several parts of Eritrea.
  • Very Low or No Rain Very Low Rainfall (1–5mm): These were observed in much of the northern sectors of the region including much of northern parts of South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and the Horn region of Somalia.
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, southern Somalia, southern and southeastern parts of Ethiopia, southern South Sudan, western Eritrea.
  • Wetter than Normal: This category was observed in areas surrounding the darkest green areas, covering most of countries highlighted above.

Near Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in several parts of Tanzania, southeastern lowlands of Kenya, central parts of South Sudan, several parts of Ethiopia, around the Horn of Africa region in Somalia, and Eritrea.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • Drier than Normal and Much Drier than Normal: These conditions were observed in southern parts of Tanzania, a few pockets in the southeastern parts of Kenya, Somalia, northern parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan, Djibouti and a few areas in western Eritrea.

Much Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in a few pockets over the southwestern parts of Tanzania, a few pockets in Somalia, western Ethiopia, northern parts of South Sudan, and southern parts of Sudan.

No Rain

  • Observed in the very northern and the dry parts of the region, particularly in Sudan.

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Heavy rainfall of between 100 – 200 mm was observed in western and northern parts of Ethiopia.

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

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in northern and western pats of Ethiopia, in northwestern and central parts of …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of western Eritrea, in northern and southwestern Ethiopia, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in northern, western, central and southeastern …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in northern South Sudan, in western Eritrea, in northern part of Ethiopia, in part of Djibouti.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts of central and southern Sudan, western and central Eritrea, in northern parts of South Sudan, and in parts of northwestern Ethiopia.

Drier than usual conditions were …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in southwestern Sudan, in western, central and northern South Sudan, and in western and northwestern Ethiopia.

Light rainfall of between 5 - 25 …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in western South Sudan, in western, southern, central and eastern parts of Ethiopia, in parts of western Eritrea, in parts of northern Somalia, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in in central and northeastern parts of Ethiopia.

Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, in much of eastern and southern South Sudan, in northeastern, …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall between 26 - 100 mm was observed in western South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in parts of western, central and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and parts of coastal Kenya, and …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in central parts of Eritrea, and in northeastern and central parts of Ethiopia.

Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in much …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall (51 - 200 mm) observed in much of the central and southern parts of Ethiopia, central and southern parts of South Sudan, much of Uganda, southern parts of Somalia, several parts …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions observed in several parts of the region.

Drier than usual conditions observed in a few areas of western Eritrea and north-eastern Somalia.

Usual rainfall conditions recorded in parts of western Eritrea, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions observed in several parts of the region.

Moderately to severely dry conditions occurred in a few areas in parts of western Eritrea and northeastern Somalia.

No rainfall for much of …

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