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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Recent rainfall totals
- Heavy to Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in northern and north-western parts of South Sudan and the highlands of central and northern Ethiopia.
- Light rainfall between 25 - 50 mm was …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Wetter than usual conditions were observed over most parts of western, central and northern parts of Sudan, and localized areas in north-eastern and southern Ethiopia.
- Usual rainfall conditions are observed in most parts of South …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions were observed over western and eastern Sudan, most parts of Eritrea, north-eastern Ethiopia, and south-eastern South Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions were observed over the White Nile parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions were observed over north-western and north-eastern Sudan.
- Wetter than usual conditions were observed over most parts of western and central parts of Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions are observed in most …
Recent rainfall totals
- Usual dry (usually dry in this time of season) was observed over northern Somali, Somali region of Ethiopia, north-eastern Kenya, south-western Uganda, everywhere in Rwanda, Burundi, and most parts of Tanzania.
- Rainfall between 5 - …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed in central parts of Sudan, central Eritrea, in isolated parts of northern Ethiopia, north-western Somalia, and eastern Djibouti.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed in northern Ethiopia.
- Usual rainfall conditions …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed over most parts of southern and central Sudan.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed over western Sudan, north-western and northern parts of South Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed in most …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over western and northern bahr El Gazal in South Sudan, white and Blue Nile states in Sudan, and the Lake Victoria basins.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in northern and south-western parts of South Sudan and highlands of Ethiopia.
- Light rainfall between 25 - 50 mm observed in highlands of western Kenya, central and …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in north-western to central parts of Ethiopia.
- Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in south-western, south-central and south-eastern parts of Sudan, south-western Eritrea, …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in southwest parts of South Sudan, southwestern part of Ethiopia, isolated part in White Nile and the Blue Nile in Sudan.
- Light rainfall (between 25 - 50 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Wetter than usual conditions observed over the southern part and Blue Nile of Sudan and central parts of South Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed in south-western and northern parts of South Sudan, strip on the …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed over isolated in White Nile and Aljazeera regions of Sudan and western Bahr El gazal part of South Sudan.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed over the southern part and …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions was not observed in any part of the region.
- Wetter than usual conditions observed southeast part of Tanzania and a few patchy parts of central South Sudan.
- Usual rainfall conditions …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wetter to severely wettest than usual conditions observed in isolated parts southeast Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over most parts of north and central Sudan, western central and southern South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, south …