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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Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in northern and western pats of Ethiopia, in northwestern and central parts of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in parts of western Eritrea, in northern and southwestern Ethiopia, in eastern and southern parts of South Sudan, in northern, western, central and southeastern …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in southwestern Sudan, in western, central and northern South Sudan, and in western and northwestern Ethiopia.
Light rainfall of between 5 - 25 …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in northern South Sudan, in western Eritrea, in northern part of Ethiopia, in part of Djibouti.
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in several parts of central and southern Sudan, western and central Eritrea, in northern parts of South Sudan, and in parts of northwestern Ethiopia.
Drier than usual conditions were …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in western South Sudan, in western, southern, central and eastern parts of Ethiopia, in parts of western Eritrea, in parts of northern Somalia, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in much of Eritrea, in several parts of Djibouti, in parts of western and eastern Sudan, in northern, southern and eastern parts of Ethiopia, and in parts of northern …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in in central and northeastern parts of Ethiopia.
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southeastern Sudan, in much of eastern and southern South Sudan, in northeastern, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in central parts of Eritrea, and in northeastern and central parts of Ethiopia.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, in western Eritrea, in much …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 26 - 100 mm was observed in western South Sudan, in western and central Ethiopia, in parts of western, central and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and parts of coastal Kenya, and …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions observed in several parts of the region.
Drier than usual conditions observed in a few areas of western Eritrea and north-eastern Somalia.
Usual rainfall conditions recorded in parts of western Eritrea, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions observed in several parts of the region.
Moderately to severely dry conditions occurred in a few areas in parts of western Eritrea and northeastern Somalia.
No rainfall for much of …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall (51 - 200 mm) observed in much of the central and southern parts of Ethiopia, central and southern parts of South Sudan, much of Uganda, southern parts of Somalia, several parts …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in northwestern South Sudan, in northern and southwestern Ethiopia, in central Eritrea, in eastern parts of Kenya, and in northeastern and western parts of Tanzania.
Moderately to severely …