Observed Climate for 21-31 December, 2025
Rainfall
Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)
- Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and 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 Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
Drier Than Normal Conditions (Yellow and Orange)
- Drier than Normal (Yellow) and Much Drier than Normal (Orange): These conditions dominate the northern parts of the region.
- Significant drier areas cover most of S. Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Kenya, and Uganda.
- 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 northern parts of Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, as well as Somalia.
High Rainfall Accumulation (Dark Green to Light Green)
- Highest Rainfall (201–300 mm and 101–200 mm): Rainfall amounts between 101 and 300 mm was observed Tanzania, and southern Kenya.
- Significant Rainfall (51–100 mm and 26–50 mm): These categories were observed in areas surrounding most of the parts highlighted above including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Kenya, and southwestern Ethiopia.
Moderate to Low Rainfall (Yellow and Orange)
- Low Rainfall (11–25 mm and 6–10 mm): These values typically ring the high-rainfall areas and transition into the driest zones. They are concentrated over most countries in the southern parts of the region including S. Sudan and Ethiopia.
Very Low or No Rain (Light Grey and White)
- Very Low Rainfall (1–5 mm): Forms a major transitional zone across most of S. Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya.
- Negligible/No Rain (<1 mm or No Data): These dry conditions dominate Sudan, S. Sudan, northwestern and eastern parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia.
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in southwestern and central parts of Ethiopia, in northern central and southeastern parts of Uganda, and in western, southwestern and parts of southern Tanzania.
Moderately dry to …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in central and southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in several parts of northern, central to southeastern Uganda, in western part of Kenya, and in western, southwestern …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in parts of western Kenya, and in southeastern parts and in the northwestern parts of Tanzania around Lake Victoria
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of western Kenya, and in northwestern and southeastern Tanzania.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southwestern Ethiopia, in …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in northwestern, central and southern parts of Tanzania, and in part of western Kenya.
Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts of western, central, southern and eastern Kenya, and in much of eastern Tanzania.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in northeastern, central …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in several parts of western, central, southern and eastern Kenya, and in much of eastern Tanzania.
Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, southwestern …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in several parts of western, central, eastern and southern Tanzania, and in some parts of western Kenya.
Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Burundi, in much of northeastern, eastern, southern and central Tanzania, in western and southern Kenya, and in northwestern, western and southeastern parts …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed in parts of western and southeastern Uganda, in much of Burundi, in southwestern Rwanda, in western and southern part of Kenya, and in much of northeastern, central …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall exceeding 200 mm occurred in the southwestern part of Tanzania.
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed in much of Burundi, in southwestern parts of Kenya, and in several parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in coastal areas and parts of western Kenya, in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in eastern, northeastern, and southern and southeastern Uganda, in much of …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet to severely conditions were observed in southeastern parts of South Sudan, in eastern, southern and southwestern Uganda, in coastal and parts of western Kenya, in much of Rwanda, in several parts of Burundi, …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-200 mm was observed several parts of Rwanda and Burundi, in parts of coastal Kenya, in northwestern, western and southwestern Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 51-100 mm was observed in northwestern Tanzania, and in a few areas in central and coastal Kenya,
Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southwestern, …