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 between 51 - 200 mm was observed in eastern and southern parts of Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southern parts of Burundi, and in much …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in eastern and southern parts of Tanzania.
Drier than usual conditions were observed in several parts of Ethiopia, in southwestern and southeastern parts of South Sudan, in several parts …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in the eastern and southeastern parts of Tanzania
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southwestern part of Ethiopia, in parts of southeastern South Sudan, in southern …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in southwestern Rwanda, and in several parts of western and southern Tanzania
Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in southwestern part of Rwanda, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Usual rainfall conditions were in southwestern parts of Uganda, in southwestern Rwanda, in several parts of Burundi, and in northwestern, western, central eastern and southern Tanzania.
No rainfall conditions were observed in much of Sudan, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in eastern Uganda, in several parts of Rwanda, in northern parts of Burundi, in parts of western and central Kenya, in some parts of central, northeastern and southwestern …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 200 mm was observed in the western, central and southern Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in much of Burundi and in northwestern parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed a few places in eastern, southern and western Tanzania.
Usual rainfall conditions were in several parts of Rwanda, in several parts of northwestern, central western and southern Tanzania, and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in a few areas in western, southern and eastern Tanzania.
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in southern Uganda, in western Burundi, in western and central parts …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in a few places of north-eastern and central Tanzania, and in coastal Kenya.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in parts of central and south-western Tanzania.
No rainfall conditions were …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 100 mm was observed in a few areas of central and south-western Tanzania.
Moderate rainfall between 26 - 50 mm was observed in parts of western, central, and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet conditions were observed in a few areas in coastal Kenya and in isolated parts of central and north-eastern Tanzania.
Moderately to severely dry conditions were observed in several parts of Uganda, western parts …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 51 - 200 mm was observed in parts of western Kenya, in much of Burundi and Tanzania, and in the areas of northwest, northern, southern and southeastern shores of Lake …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of the southeastern and eastern Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in central and eastern Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.
Moderately to severely dry …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern and eastern parts of Uganda, in western parts of Kenya, in central Burundi, and in several parts of Tanzania.
Usual rainfall conditions were …