Observed Climate for 21-31 May, 2026

Rainfall

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 of Ethiopia.

Moderate to Low Rainfall of between (6mm–25mm)

  • These were observed over southern parts of Tanzania, southeastern lowlands, northeastern and northern parts of Kenya, central and northern Ethiopia, several parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan, and several parts of Eritrea.

Very Low or No Rain Very Low Rainfall (1–5mm)

  • These were observed in most parts of the region including Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, as well as a few pockets in Djibouti and Eritrea.
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 Ethiopia and a few pockets in Djibouti and Sudan.
  • Wetter than Normal: This category was observed in areas surrounding the darkest green areas, covering most of countries highlighted above.

Near Normal Conditions

  • Predominantly observed in the northern and northeastern parts of Tanzania, southwestern and coastal parts of Kenya, a few pockets in Uganda, several parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Djibouti and a few pockets of Sudan and Eritrea.

Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were predominant over the region including in Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, pockets in Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti.

Much Drier Than Normal Conditions

  • These conditions were observed in southern parts of Tanzania, a few pockets in Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, northern parts of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan.

No Rain

  • Observed in Tanzania, Kenya and Sudan.

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Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in Eritrea, in parts of Djibouti, in northeastern, central to south-central Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in northern parts of Somalia in northeastern and western Uganda, in …

1 - 10 April 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High rainfall of between 50-200mm was recorded in southwestern Ethiopia, in southern Uganda, in western, central and eastern parts of Kenya, in southern Burundi, and in several parts of northwestern, western and southern Tanzania.

Moderate …

21 - 31 March 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to extremely wet conditions were observed southern parts of Ethiopia, in eastern South Sudan, in southwestern and eastern parts of Uganda, in western, eastern and coastal Kenya, in southern and central parts of …

21 - 31 March 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

High rainfall of between 50-300mm was recorded in southwestern Ethiopia, in eastern and southeastern Uganda, in western, central and southwestern Kenya, and in much of Burundi and Tanzania.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-50 mm was …

11 - 20 March 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately wet to severely extremely conditions were observed southern parts of Ethiopia, in southeastern South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and in southern Burundi.

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were …

11 - 20 March 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in the southern parts of Ethiopia, in southeastern and western South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, and in southern Burundi.

Drier …

11 - 20 March 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western, central to southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.

Moderately wet to severely wet conditions were observed in …

1 - 10 March 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in western, central and southern parts of South Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Djibouti, in the northern and central Burundi, …

1 - 10 March 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate to high rainfall exceeding 100mm was recorded in southwestern Ethiopia.

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in southwestern Ethiopia, in western and central parts of Kenya, in parts of southwestern and southeastern …

1 - 10 March 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in much of Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and southern Uganda, in southeastern South Sudan, in central and southwestern Ethiopia and in western, central, southern and southeastern …

21 - 28 February 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to extremely dry conditions were observed much of Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania, in southwestern parts of Ethiopia, in western and southern parts of Kenya, in southern Uganda, and in southern parts of South …

21 - 28 February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall totals
Recent rainfall totals

Moderate rainfall of between 26-100 mm was observed in western and southwestern Tanzania.

Light rainfall of between 6- 25 mm occurred in southwestern Rwanda, in western and southwestern Burundi, and in central, northwestern and southwestern …

21 - 28 February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in much of Tanzania, Uganda, central to southwestern Ethiopia, in southern parts of South Sudan and in western, central and southern Kenya.

Wetter than and …

11 - 20 February 2025 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index
Standardized Precipitation Index

Moderately dry to severely dry conditions were observed in western and southwestern Uganda, in western and central parts of Kenya, in northwestern Rwanda, southwestern Burundi, in northern, central, coastal and southeastern parts of Tanzania.

Moderately …

11 - 20 February 2025 Read More
Recent rainfall anomalies
Recent rainfall anomalies

Drier than and much drier than usual conditions were observed in much of central to southern Uganda, in western and central Kenya, in southern Eritrea, in northern, central and southwestern Ethiopia, and in northern central, …

11 - 20 February 2025 Read More