Our seasonal forecasts
Our seasonal forecasts help Eastern Africa prepare for the season and mitigate the effects of climate extremes.
October - December 2026
Rainfall
Temperature
- Southern Ethiopia, Somalia and cross border areas of Kenya, Uganda, and South Sudan are expected to experience maximum dry days of 8 to 10 days.
- Long wet spells expected over parts of Rwanda, Burundi, and Lake Victoria Regions in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
- Onset expected to start in September and progress southwards following the southward progression of the rain band
- A delayed onset is expected in the western parts of the region, while early onset is expected in the eastern and southern parts
- Higest probability of seasonal rainfall exceeding 400 mm indicated over southern Somalia, southern Kenya, south-eastern Uganda, Burundi and north-western Tanzania
- Above normal temperatures are expected across most of the Greater Horn of Africa, with particularly high probabilities in Somalia, Ethiopia and coastal regions.
- Increased likelihood of wetter-than-normal conditions are predicted over most parts of the region with the highest probabilities over north-eastern Kenya, central to southern Somalia and south eastern Ethiopia
- The rest of the region indicates dominant probabilities of 55-85% of Above –normal rainfall
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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.
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.
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 …
Temperature forecast
- Warmer than usual conditions were expected over the whole country.
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 …
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 …
Temperature forecast
- Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
Temperature forecast
- Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
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. …
Temperature forecast
- Warmer than usual temperatures indicated over most parts of the region.
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 …
Temperature forecast
- Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.