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
Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in south-western Ethiopia, over much of Uganda, in southern parts of South Sudan, in western parts of Kenya, much of Rwanda and Burundi, and …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to extremely wet conditions were observed in south-eastern part of South Sudan, south-western Ethiopia; in much of northern, western and central Uganda; in north-western and south-western parts of Kenya; over much of Rwanda and …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than normal conditions were observed in south-eastern part of South Sudan, south-western Ethiopia; much of western, northern and central Uganda; north-western and south-western Kenya, over much of Rwanda and Burundi, …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately wet conditions were observed in southwestern and southeastern parts of Sunda, and northeastern parts of South Sudan.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed over southern parts of Sudan, western Eritrea, northern parts of South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in parts of southwest and southeast Sudan, and in northeastern part of South Sudan
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in central and northern parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Moderate rainfall between 50 - 100 mm was observed in part of western South Sudan, and western Ethiopia.
Light rainfall between 25 - 50 mm was observed in western and eastern parts of South Sudan, …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than to much wetter than normal conditions were observed in southern parts of Sudan, north-western and north-eastern South Sudan, in western parts of Ethiopia, in central and southern Somalia, north-eastern and coastal parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in western Ethiopia, in south-eastern Uganda, south-eastern Somalia, in western and coastal parts of Kenya, and in parts of the Lake Victoria region of …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than and much wetter than usual conditions were observed in northwest and eastern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, eastern and southern parts of Uganda, much of western and central Kenya, eastern Rwanda, and …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in southwestern Ethiopia, over much of Uganda, in western and central parts of Kenya, much of Rwanda, Burundi, and in northern, western and eastern …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to extremely wet conditions were observed in northwest and eastern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, southern and eastern Uganda, eastern Rwanda, in western, northwestern, and central parts of Kenya, and in western, northern …
Recent rainfall anomalies
Wetter than usual conditions were observed in northwest, and in eastern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, southwest Uganda, northeast Rwanda, and in eastern and coastal Tanzania.
Usual rainfall conditions were observed in a western …
Standardized Precipitation Index
Moderately to severely wetter than usual conditions was observed in northwest and northeastern parts of South Sudan, western Ethiopia, southwestern Uganda, northeast Rwanda, in eastern and coastal parts of Tanzania, and in isolated parts of …
Recent rainfall totals
Heavy to moderate rainfall between 50 - 200 mm was observed in southwestern Ethiopia, western and southwestern Uganda, in much of Rwanda, western and central parts of Kenya, and in eastern Tanzania.
Light rainfall between …