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

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in central Sudan, in South Sudan, in parts of eastern Ethiopia, in northern and southern Somalia, in much of Rwanda and Burundi, in southern Uganda, …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, central to eastern parts of Sudan, in northwestern part of South Sudan, and in western and south-central Uganda.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall exceeding 100mm occurred in northern, western, and central parts of Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100mm occurred in southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in much of South Sudan, in …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of southwestern Sudan and western to eastern Sudan, in parts of northwestern South Sudan, and in western and southwestern Uganda.

Wetter than and …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, in southern, northern and eastern parts of South Sudan extending into southern parts of Sudan, in northern, central and south-central Ethiopia, in …

21 - 31 July 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda extending to the southern parts of South Sudan, in western and central Kenya, in southern, central and northern Ethiopia, in …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall exceeding 100mm occurred in isolated part of western Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100mm occurred in western, southern and eastern Sudan, western and central Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100mm occurred in several parts of South Sudan, Uganda, in parts of western Ethiopia, in south-central parts of Sudan, in parts of western Kenya and northern coast of Kenya.

Light rainfall …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in western, central to southeastern Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in northern and northeastern Ethiopia, in eastern and southwestern South Sudan, and in northeastern Uganda extending …

21 - 30 June 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, southwestern, central and southeastern Sudan, in western Eritrea, in northern, western and northeastern Ethiopia, and in eastern and western parts of South Sudan.

Moderately wet …

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Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall exceeding 100mm occurred in isolated part of western Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100mm occurred in western and northwestern parts of South Sudan, in parts of southwestern and southeastern Sudan, in …

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

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda extending to the southern, central and eastern parts of South Sudan, in south-central Sudan, in parts of western Eritrea, in …

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, in southern, central and eastern parts of South Sudan extending into south-central Sudan, in parts of central and northeastern Ethiopia, and in …

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Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in several parts of South Sudan, in western Eritrea, in several parts of western, central, northern, eastern and southwestern Ethiopia, …

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

southwestern Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in north, western and central Ethiopia, and in parts of central and south-central Kenya.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in a few isolated parts …

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