Observed Climate for 21-31 August, 2026

Rainfall

Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)

  • The observed conditions were concentrated in the northern sector of the region, particularly over western and northwestern Ethiopia, the border area between Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, southern Sudan, western South Sudan. In the equatorial sector, comparable conditions were observed over northwestern Uganda and western Kenya and pocket areas along the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts.

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

  • These were observed in the regions surrounding the moderate and high rainfall including the coastal parts of Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, western Kenya, several parts of Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan.

Very Low or No Rain Very Low Rainfall (1–5mm)

  • These were observed in most parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, South Sudan and Sudan.
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter Than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions

  • Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in the northern parts of the region including most parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and 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 along the coastal parts of Tanzania, Kenya and Somalia, northern parts of Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in northern coastal parts of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and a few areas in Sudan.

Much Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, and southeastern Ethiopia.

No Rain

  • Observed in Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in south-eastern parts of Sudan, western parts of Ethiopia, central parts of Somalia, in north-central, north-eastern, central and south-eastern South Sudan, parts of western, north-eastern and …

20 - 31 October 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall (50 - 100 mm) was observed in some areas of western and south-western parts of eastern Ethiopia, a few places in south-western South Sudan, and in north-western and south-western parts of Uganda.

Light …

20 - 31 October 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of eastern Sudan, western Eritrea, north-western and western parts of eastern Ethiopia, north-western Somalia, and a few places in north-eastern and central Sudan

Moderately to severely …

20 - 31 October 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in some part of western Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in western parts of Ethiopia, in …

10 - 20 October 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, in north-central, northeastern, central and southeastern South Sudan, in western parts of Ethiopia, in a few parts of western, northeastern and southwestern Uganda, …

10 - 20 October 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, western parts of Ethiopia, in central parts of Somalia, in north-central, northeastern, central and southeastern South Sudan, in part of …

10 - 20 October 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in some part central highlands of Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western, eastern and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in western and central …

1 - 10 October 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

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

1 - 10 October 2022 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately to severely wet rainfall conditions was observed in parts of central and southeastern Sudan, in parts of southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in parts of northeastern Ethiopia, in a few areas in northwest …

21 - 30 September 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southeastern Sudan, in southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northwestern and northeastern Ethiopia, in a few areas in northwestern and northeastern …

21 - 30 September 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in a few areas in south-central and southeastern Sudan, in western and northwestern parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern and western South Sudan and in …

21 - 30 September 2022 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in western and northwestern parts of Ethiopia, in western and southern parts of South Sudan, in northwestern, southwestern and southeastern Uganda, in western parts …

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

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

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

Moderately to severely wet rainfall conditions was observed in western, central and southeastern Sudan, in parts of western and southern Eritrea, in northern parts of Ethiopia, in parts of northeastern and southwestern South Sudan, in …

11 - 20 September 2022 Read More