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.
FMA - 2025 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over most parts of the region, with the highest probabilities indicated over Sudan, eastern areas, and south-western parts of the region. 
  • Normal temperatures likely to be recorded expected over parts …
JFM - 2025 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
JFM - 2025 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
JFM - 2025 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than usual conditions eexpected over central and north-eastern areas of Ethiopia, most parts of Kenya, south-eastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and north-western and coastal Tanzania. 
  • Normal to wetter than usual conditions expected over parts of …
JFM - 2025 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over most parts of the country
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over the western, northeastern and small areas in eastern and north-eastern parts of the country.
AMJ - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
AMJ - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
AMJ - 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over the whole country
AMJ - 2024 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over most parts of the equatorial and northern sectors of the region. 
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over parts of western Ethiopia, western to north-western South Sudan, central Uganda, south-eastern …
AMJ - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual temperatures indicated over the whole region. 
  • The highest probabilities are indicated over Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and coastal parts of Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. 
AMJ - 2024 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than normal conditions expected all over the country
AMJ - 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than normal conditions expected over isolated areas in the country
  • Wetter than average conditions expected over isolated area in the northern parts of the country
AMJ - 2023 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than usual conditions predicted over southern Ethiopia, Uganda, western parts of Rwanda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania, and parts of southern Somalia.
  • Wetter than usual rainfall conditions expected over parts of northern South Sudan, Ethiopia, and …
AMJ - 2023 Read More