Our seasonal forecasts

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

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March - May 2026

Rainfall

Temperature

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

Seasonal forecasts

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Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)

Headline: A wetter than usual season is expected over most farming areas in the central and southern parts of the region. While a drier than usual season is expected over north-eastern Ethiopia. The season is …

MAM - 2021 Read More
Onset anomalies
Onset anomalies

Regarding the beginning of the season, earlier than usual start of rains is expected across most of the region, especially over northern Tanzania, northern Uganda, western and north-eastern Kenya, south-western Ethiopia, and southern Somalia. A …

MAM - 2020 Read More
Onset dates
Onset dates

Regarding the beginning of the season, earlier than usual start of rains is expected across most of the region, especially over northern Tanzania, northern Uganda, western and north-eastern Kenya, south-western Ethiopia, and southern Somalia. A …

MAM - 2020 Read More
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over most parts of the country.
JJA - 2025 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over most parts of the country.
  • Normal to cooler than normal conditions expected over south-eastern parts of the country.
JJA - 2025 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions are expected over most parts of the country except over north-western parts where cooler than normal conditions are expected.
JJA - 2025 Read More
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over most parts of the country.
  • Drier than usual conditions are expected over parts of north-western and north-eastern areas of South Sudan.
JJA - 2025 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than average conditions are expected over northern an southern Sudan, South Sudan, much of Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. 
  • Near Normal temperatures expected central Sudan, north-western Ethiopia, and parts of south-western …
JJA - 2025 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over most parts of the northern sector of the region. 
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over few places in southern Sudan, north-western South Sudan, and isolated areas in southern coastal …
JJA - 2025 Read More
Temperature anomalies
Temperature anomalies

All parts of the region showed warmer than the average maximum temperature. Mean temperature difference exceeding 2° was observed in parts of central and northern Sudan, in central Eritrea, part of northern Ethiopia, northeastern Somalia, …

JJA - 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over most parts of Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, central to northern Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, western and coastal Kenya, and southern coastal Somalia
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over corss border …
JJA - 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over most parts of the country
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over north-eastern parts of the country
JJA - 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over few areas in north-western and southern coastal parts of the country
  • The rest of the country is usually dry during this season
JJA - 2024 Read More