Observed Climate for 21-31 January, 2026
Rainfall
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 in a few parts in Tanzania.
- Significant Rainfall (51–100 mm and 26–50 mm): These categories were observed in Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
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 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, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia.
Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)
- Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily in 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 Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania.
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 Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.
- 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 Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, northwestern and eastern Ethiopia, parts of Kenya, as well as Somalia.
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Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)
- The observed conditions were concentrated across the northern sector of the region, particularly over western Ethiopia, the border area between Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, western South …
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 parts of South Sudan, northwestern Ethiopia, southern Djibouti, western Eritrea, …
Recent rainfall totals
High Rainfall Accumulation (101–300mm)
- High Rainfall (101–200mm): Recorded in a few areas of western Ethiopia.
Moderate to High Rainfall (26–100mm)
- Predominantly observed in western Eritrea, western Ethiopia, southern Sudan, several parts of South Sudan, eastern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than Normal to Much Wetter than Normal Conditions
- Much Wetter than Normal: Observed over most of Sudan, western Ethiopia, western Eritrea, and a northern belt of South Sudan extending from west to east, with …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions
- Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed over southwestern and southern parts of Sudan, northwestern parts of Sudan and the border region of Sudan, South …
Recent rainfall totals
High Rainfall Accumulation (101-300mm)
- High Rainfall (101-200mm): These amounts were recorded in a few areas in western Ethiopia.
Moderate to high Rainfall (26-100mm)
- These were predominantly observed in southern and southwestern parts of Sudan, western …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than normal-to-much wetter than normal conditions
- Much wetter than normal: This category was observed in western to northern Ethiopia, western Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan and northwestern Uganda.
- Wetter than normal: This category was observed …
Recent rainfall totals
High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (>100mm)
- These amounts were recorded in a few pockets in western Ethiopia and western South Sudan.
Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)
- These amounts were recorded mostly in the …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-200mm)
- These were observed mostly in the northern parts of the region including western Ethiopia, the border regions of Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, western South Sudan and southern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter Than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions
- Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in western South Sudan, southwestern, central and southeastern Sudan, western Ethiopia.
- Wetter than Normal: This category was observed …
Recent rainfall totals
High Rainfall Accumulation Highest Rainfall (>100mm)
- These amounts were recorded in western Ethiopia.
Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)
- These were observed in much of the northern sector of the region including western Ethiopia, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than normal-to-much wetter than normal conditions
- Much wetter than normal: This category was observed along the border regions of Sudan, South Sudan and Ethiopia and a few pockets in northern and southern Somalia and …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to high Rainfall of between (26-100mm)
- These were observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, western parts of South Sudan, a few pockets in the northern parts of Somalia, and several parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter Than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions
- Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed in a few pockets in Tanzania, much of the Horn of Africa area in Somalia, western parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than Normal to much wetter than normal Conditions
- Much wetter than Normal: This category was observed over Mt. Kilimanjaro area and northwestern pockets in Tanzania, central, western and northwestern parts of Kenya, a few …