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.
All Products
Filter by Product Type
Filter by Region
Filter by Dekad
Filter by Year
Filter by Month
Showing 519 results
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 …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall (between 100 - 200 mm) was not recorded in the third dekad of May 2021.
- Moderate rainfall (between 50 - 100 mm) observed in southwest parts of South Sudan, southwestern part …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed over much of northern and eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, southern Eritrea, north-western and central Somalia, eastern Uganda; western, central and southern Kenya; southern areas of Sudan, northern and south-eastern South …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wet to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in much of Ethiopia, Rwanda, southern Sudan, northern and central South Sudan, central and north-western Somalia; much of western, central and southern Kenya; eastern Uganda, western …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed in western parts and isolated areas of southern Ethiopia, in eastern and south-eastern Uganda; western, central and south-western Kenya; south-western Rwanda, south-eastern Somalia, and north-eastern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed over Blue Nile state in Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan, central, north-western and north-eastern Ethiopia, northern Somalia, northern and south-western Tanzania, and isolated areas over highland of western Kenya.
- Wetter …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed over Lake Victoria basin, Blue Nile State in Sudan, north-eastern South Sudan; central, north-western and north-eastern Ethiopia; northern Somalia, and northern and south-western Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall …
Recent rainfall totals
- Moderate to heavy rainfall between 100 - 200 mm observed over Lake Victoria basin, isolated parts in central Kenya, highland of western Ethiopia, and southern Tanzania.
- Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm observed in …
Standardized Precipitation Index
- Moderately wetter to severely wetter than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of central and northern Ethiopia, north-eastern Kenya , north-eastern Rwanda and Burundi, and western and south-eastern Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over most …
Recent rainfall anomalies
- Much wetter than usual conditions observed in isolated parts of highland of central and northern Ethiopia, north-eastern Burundi and Rwanda, and western and south-eastern Tanzania.
- Usual rainfall conditions observed over southern Uganda, south-western and north-western …