Our seasonal forecasts

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

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April - June 2026

Rainfall

Temperature

Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over most parts of Sudan, South Sudan, northern and western Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, southern Somalia, Uganda, northern and eastern Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. 
  • Normal to cooler than normal conditions are expected over part of south-eastern Sudan, central to southern South Sudan, most parts of Ethiopia, part of central to eastern Uganda, central to western Kenya, and most parts of Somalia. 
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than normal conditions expected over most parts of the region including Ethiopia, Djibouti, northern Eritrea, Kenya, central to southern Somalia, central to southern South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania.
  • Drier than normal conditions expected over northern parts of Somalia, isolated areas in central-eastern and north-eastern Ethiopia, and southern Eritrea.

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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than normal conditions expected over south-eastern parts of Ethiopia and central Somalia.
  • Normal conditions expected over parts of northern Sudan, Eritrea, western South Sudan, northern and southern Somalia, southern Kenya, southern Uganda, isolated parts …
MJJ - 2022 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than normal conditions expected over eastern and northern parts of the region specifically over much of Somalia, south-eastern Ethiopia, southern Djibouti, eastern Kenya and Tanzania, and northern parts of Sudan.
  • Cooler than normal conditions …
MJJ - 2022 Read More
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)

Rainfall Forecast May - July 2021

Headline: Wetter than usual conditions are expected over Sudan, Eritrea, western and northern Ethiopia, eastern and north-western South Sudan, and western Kenya. 

  • Wetter than usual conditions are expected over …
MJJ - 2021 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions were expected over northern, central and south-western parts of the country.
  • Usual conditions likely over south-eastern and north-western areas of the country.
  • Cooler than usual conditions expected over southern and central …
MJJ - 2021 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions were expected over the whole country.
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast

Temperature Forecast May - July 2021

  • Warmer than usual conditions are expected over eastern Tanzania, much of Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, western and northern parts of South Sudan, and small areas in western …
MJJ - 2021 Read More
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
  • Wetter than usual conditions were expected over the eastern and north-western parts of the country.
  • Usual conditions were expected over the central and south-western parts of the country.
MJJ - 2021 Read More
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
  • Wetter than usual conditions are likely over few places in the southern, central and north-western parts of the country.
  • Usual conditions expected over the rest of the country.
MJJ - 2021 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
NDJ - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
NDJ - 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over northern Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, southern South Sudan, much of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti.
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over southern areas of Tanzania, and localized regions in Ethiopia. …
NDJ - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual temperatures indicated over most parts of the region.
NDJ - 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over southern and equatorial parts of the region including most parts of Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, southern Uganda as well as parts of south-western and north-eastern Ethiopia.  
  • Normal to dry than …
NDJ - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over most parts of the region.  
NDJ - 2024 Read More