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.

Seasonal forecasts

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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over central Equatoria, parts of Eastern and western Equatoria, Pibor and eastern Upper Nile.
  • Drier than usual conditions are expected over parts of Eastern and western Equatoria.
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions are expected over the whole country.
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than average conditions expected over most parts of the region with highest probabilities over parts of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Tanzania.
  • Normal to cooler than normal temperature conditions likely to be recorded over …
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
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Onset anomalies
Onset anomalies
  • A delayed onset is expected in the east, including southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, and eastern Tanzania.
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Probability Onset
Probability Onset
  • A delayed onset is expected in the east, including southern Somalia, eastern Kenya, and eastern Tanzania.​
  • Normal to early onset is forecasted for the western region, especially in northern Uganda, western Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, and …
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Length of dry spells
Length of dry spells
  • Longest dry spell expected over parts of Ethiopia and Somalia.
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Length of wet spells
Length of wet spells
  • Longest wetspell expected over the western areas of the region.
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Probability of 300 mm
Probability of 300 mm
  • Over 80 % chance of exceeding 300mm threshold over western parts of the region. ​
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer-than-average temperatures are expected across most of the Greater Horn of Africa, with particularly high probabilities in eastern regions such as eastern Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and coastal Eritrea and Sudan.​
  • Average to cooler-than-average …
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Onset dates
Onset dates
  • Areas in western parts expected to record onset in September with eastern and southern areas expected to record onset from October and early November respectively.
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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Increased likelihood of drier conditions in the eastern Horn of Africa​.
  • Wetter-than-normal conditions are predicted for western parts of the region​.
  • Equal probabilities in south-western Ethiopia and South Sudan, central and southern Kenya, central …
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Probability Onset
Probability Onset
  • Early onset forecasted over the eastern parts of the region, with high probabilities over parts of eastern Kenya, Tanzania, and southern Somalia.
  • Delayed onset expected over western parts of the region.
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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over the whole country.
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer-than-usual conditions expected across the GHA.
  • Enhanced probabilities for warmer-than-usual temperatures over parts of Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti.
  • High chances of cooler-than-usual temperatures indicated over eastern parts of Kenya.
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