Our seasonal forecasts

Our seasonal forecasts help Eastern Africa prepare for the season and mitigate the effects of climate extremes.

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June - September

Rainfall

Temperature

Length of dry spells
  • Longest dry-spell lengths after onset expected over western Kenya, eastern Uganda, southern Ethiopia, northern Sudan.
  • Much of the region is likely to experience first dry-spell length ranging from 4 to 8 days
Length of wet spells
  • Longer wet-spell lengths after seasonal onset are expected over parts of northwestern Ethiopia, while shorter wet-spell lengths are anticipated over northeastern Ethiopia and Sudan
Onset dates
  • The onset of rainfall shows a progression from south to north following the movement of the ITCZ.
Probability Onset
  • Enhanced probabilities of a late onset are indicated across much of the region. However, parts of southwestern, north-central Ethiopia, and parts of Sudan show likelihood of an early to near-normal onset
Temperature forecast
  • Significantly higher likelihood for above-normal temperatures are indicated across the vast majority of the Greater Horn of Africa region.
  • The highest probabilities of above-normal temperatures are concentrated over northern Sudan, most parts of South Sudan and Ethiopia
Rainfall forecast
  • Wettern than normal conditions indicated over parts of coastal Somalia and Kenya, northern Sudan, southern Ethiopia, and northern Somalia while near-normal conditions are expected over most of central Sudan.
  • Enhanced likelihood Below-normal rainfall across much of the northern GHA, including South Sudan, Ethiopia, parts of Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Uganda, and western Kenya.

Seasonal forecasts

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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
DJF - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
DJF - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual temperatures indicated over most parts of the region
  • Normal to cooler than normal temperatures likely to be recorded over part of eastern Sudan and the adjacent areas of Ethiopia and Eritrea. 
DJF - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
SON - 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual temperatures indicated over the whole region.
SON - 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
SON - 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over much of southern Ethiopia, Somalia, south-eastern South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, north-western and northern coastal Tanzania.
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over central to eastern South Sudan, southern …
SON - 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over south-eastern and western areas of the country.
  • Normal conditions expected over parts of northern and southern parts of South Sudan.
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over central to north-eastern …
SON - 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
SON - 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than normal conditions expected over the whole country.
DJF - 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual temperatures expected over the whole region.
DJF - 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over southern and eastern Ethiopia, Somalia, parts of central, eastern, and coastal Kenya, southern Uganda, Rwanda, northern Burundi, and north-western Tanzania.
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over parts of western …
DJF - 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than normal conditions expected over parts of the northern and eastern regions of the country.
  • Average conditions expected over parts of central, western, south-eastern and north-eastern areas of the country.
DJF - 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
DJF - 2023 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than normal conditions expected over the whole country.
DJF - 2023 Read More