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 anomalies
Wetter and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in south-eastern parts of Sudan, western parts of Ethiopia, central parts of Somalia, in north-central, north-eastern, central and south-eastern South Sudan, parts of western, north-eastern and …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall (50 - 100 mm) was observed in some areas of western and south-western parts of eastern Ethiopia, a few places in south-western South Sudan, and in north-western and south-western parts of Uganda.
Light …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in parts of eastern Sudan, western Eritrea, north-western and western parts of eastern Ethiopia, north-western Somalia, and a few places in north-eastern and central Sudan
Moderately to severely …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in some part of western Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in western parts of Ethiopia, in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, western parts of Ethiopia, in central parts of Somalia, in north-central, northeastern, central and southeastern South Sudan, in part of …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet conditions were observed in southeastern parts of Sudan, in north-central, northeastern, central and southeastern South Sudan, in western parts of Ethiopia, in a few parts of western, northeastern and southwestern Uganda, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in southeastern, central and southwestern parts of Sudan, in central parts of Eritrea, in southern Djibouti, in western and central parts of Ethiopia, in eastern …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy rainfall between 100-200mm was observed in some part central highlands of Ethiopia.
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in western, eastern and southwestern parts of South Sudan, in western and central …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of central and southeastern Sudan, in southern parts of Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in northwestern and northeastern Ethiopia, in a few areas in northwestern and northeastern …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet rainfall conditions was observed in parts of central and southeastern Sudan, in parts of southern Eritrea, in much of Djibouti, in parts of northeastern Ethiopia, in a few areas in northwest …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in a few areas in south-central and southeastern Sudan, in western and northwestern parts of Ethiopia, in northwestern and western South Sudan and in …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate to heavy rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in western and northwestern parts of Ethiopia, in western and southern parts of South Sudan, in northwestern, southwestern and southeastern Uganda, in western parts …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wet rainfall conditions was observed in western, central and southeastern Sudan, in parts of western and southern Eritrea, in northern parts of Ethiopia, in parts of northeastern and southwestern South Sudan, in …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of western, central, eastern and southeastern Sudan, in western, and southern parts of Eritrea, in northern Ethiopia, in parts of northeast and southwestern South Sudan, in western, …