Observed Climate for 21-31 October, 2025
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 eastern Uganda, central Kenya, and northwester Tanzania.
- Significant Rainfall (51–100 mm and 26–50 mm): These categories cover vast areas, forming a wide, central-to-western band and northeastern across the region, including:
- A few pockets in Ethiopia
- Most of southern South Sudan.
- Large sections of Uganda.
- Western and central Kenya, Rwanda, and in 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 GHA region except Djibouti.
Very Low or No Rain (Light Grey and White)
- Very Low Rainfall (1–5 mm): Forms a major transitional zone across central Sudan, parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Kenya, and most parts of Tanzania.
- Negligible/No Rain (<1 mm or No Data): These dry conditions dominate northern Sudan, northern parts of Ethiopia, and northwestern parts of Kenya and central Tanzania.
Moderately Wet to severely Wet Conditions
A large area stretching across Kenya from the coastal parts westwards into Uganda and southern South Sudan as well as several parts of Tanzania and Rwanda were characterized by moderately to severely wet conditions.
Moderately Dry to Severely Dry Conditions
Countries with pronounced rainfall deficit included a few pockets in the border region between Ethiopia, Sudan and South Sudan, southeastern Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern parts of Kenya, Burundi and a few pockets in Tanzania.
Wetter Than Normal Conditions (Green and Light Green)
- Much Wetter than Normal (Dark Green): Concentrated heavily in Uganda, Kenya, northwestern Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and a few patches in Ethiopia and Somalia.
- 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 central Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Drier Than Normal Conditions (Yellow and Orange)
- Drier than Normal (Yellow) and Much Drier than Normal (Orange): These conditions dominate the northern and southern parts of the region.
- Significant drier areas cover most of central Sudan, northwestern Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, much of Tanzania, and in Burundi.
- 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, northern Ethiopia, and northwestern Kenya as well as central Tanzania.
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Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 200 mm was observed in the most southern parts of Sudan, western and north-western Ethiopia, in several parts of South Sudan and Uganda, in western Rwanda, and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in much of central, eastern and southern parts of Sudan, in western and central parts of Eritrea, in northern, north-eastern, central and southern parts of Ethiopia, in north-western …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in some parts of western Ethiopia, eastern Uganda, and western Kenya.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in central, eastern, south-eastern, and south-western part of Sudan, in coastal and …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in the southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in several parts of South Sudan, in northern, western and central parts of Ethiopia, in …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern and southeastern parts of Sudan, in northwestern and southern parts of Somalia, in several parts of Ethiopia, in western, central and southern parts of South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a central and eastern, Sudan, and in northwestern Eritrea.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in western and southeastern Sudan, in southern parts of Eritrea, in several parts …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall 100 -200mm was observed in a western Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in southern parts of Sudan, in southwestern Eritrea, in much of South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 200 mm was observed in the southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, in northern, and western parts of South Sudan, in northern, western and central parts of Ethiopia, and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few places in southwestern Sudan and western Ethiopia.
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in central and eastern Sudan, western and central Eritrea, in much …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few places in western and eastern Sudan.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in central parts of Sudan, in coastal, central and southern Eritrea, in in several …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few places in western and eastern parts of Sudan, in parts of western Eritrea, and in parts of northern coast of Kenya.
Moderately to severely dry …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few areas in southwestern Sudan and western Ethiopia.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in central and eastern parts of Sudan, in several parts of Eritrea and …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall 100 -200mm was observed in the a few isolated places in western Kenya and western Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall of between 26 - 100 mm was observed in western and southern parts …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few places in western, central and eastern parts of Sudan and in parts of western Kenya.
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in much of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in western and central parts of Sudan, and in parts of western Kenya.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in much of Eritrea and Djibouti, in southern parts of …