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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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than normal conditions expected over the southern part of the country.
  • The rest of the country is generally dry in DJF.
JFM - (2022 - 2023) Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than normal conditions expected over most parts of the country.
  • Near average temperatures expected over southern parts of the country.
JFM - (2022 - 2023) Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over most parts of the region.
  • Average temperatures expected over southern South Sudan, north-western Uganda, and northern Ethiopia.
JFM - (2022 - 2023) Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than normal conditions expected all over the country.
JFM - (2022 - 2023) Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than usual conditions expected all over the country.
OND_UPDATE - 2022 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected all over the country.
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over most parts of Sudan, Eritrea, much of Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, southern Uganda and Tanzania.
  • Average temperatures expected over north-western and southern areas of Sudan, western South Sudan, northern …
OND_UPDATE - 2022 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over southern South Sudan, and northern and south-western Uganda.
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over Kenya, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and southern parts of Uganda.
OND_UPDATE - 2022 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Average temperatures expected over the western parts of the country.
  • Colder than usual conditions expected over the eastern areas of the country.
OND_UPDATE - 2022 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over southern areas of the country with pockets of average to below average conditions over south-eastern and western parts of the country.
OND_UPDATE - 2022 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than normal conditions expected over south eastern parts of the country.
  • Average conditions expected over the rest of the country.
AMJ - 2022 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than normal temperatures expected over Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, central Uganda, and a few areas in western and eastern Tanzania. 
  • Near normal temperatures expected over southern parts of South Sudan, …
AMJ - 2022 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than normal conditions expected over a few areas in north-eastern Kenya and south-western Somalia.  
  • Near normal conditions expected over most of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, South Sudan, and central Kenya.
  • Wetter than normal conditions expected …
AMJ - 2022 Read More
Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than normal conditions expected over western and northern parts of the country.
  • Normal and cooler than normal conditions expected over south central and south eastern parts of the country.
AMJ - 2022 Read More
Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than normal conditions expected over a small area in the southern part of the country.
  • Normal conditions expected over the rest of the country.
AMJ - 2022 Read More