Our seasonal forecasts

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

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October - December 2025

Rainfall

Temperature

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 coastal areas of Sudan and northern central Eritrea. 
Rainfall forecast
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over southern parts of South Sudan, part of north-eastern Somalia, northern and south-western Uganda, and northern parts of Rwanda. 
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over most parts of Somalia, Djibouti, coastal Sudan and Eritrea, southern Ethiopia, Kenya, central to southern Uganda, and Tanzania. 

Seasonal forecasts

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Onset anomalies
Onset anomalies

Rains are expected to start late (compared to the 1981-2010 average onset) over Tanzania, Burundi, eastern Kenya, southern and central Somalia, and south-eastern Ethiopia. On the other hand, rains are expected to start earlier than …

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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual temperatures conditions are expected over most parts of the region.
  • Usual temperature conditions are expected over much of western and south-western Tanzania, mount Elgon areas of Kenya and Uganda, parts of north-western …
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual conditions likely to be recorded all over the country.
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Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
  • Wetter than usual conditions are expected over southern parts of Sudan, parts of South Sudan, the western border of Ethiopia, small areas in north-eastern Ethiopia, and the south-western border of Uganda.
  • Usual rainfall conditions expected …
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Onset dates
Onset dates

Rains are expected to start late (compared to the 1981-2010 average onset) over Tanzania, Burundi, eastern Kenya, southern and central Somalia, and south-eastern Ethiopia. On the other hand, rains are expected to start earlier than …

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Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
  • Wetter than usual rainfall conditions likely to be recorded over parts of central, north-eastern and south-western parts of the country.
  • Usual rainfall conditions likely to be recorded over the rest of the country; with a …
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Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
Rainfall forecast (Total mm)
  • Wetter than usual rainfall conditions expected over isolated areas in central and north-eastern parts of the country.
  • Usual rainfall conditions likely to be recorded over much of central and north-eastern parts of the country.
  • Drier …
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Warmer than usual temperature conditions likely to be recorded all over the country.
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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over north-western parts of the country.
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over the rest of the country.
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Normal to cooler than normal conditions expected over Sudan, western Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, parts of northern Somalia, central to western Kenya, north-eastern Uganda, south-eastern South Sudan and part of southern Tanzania.
  • Warmer than usual conditions …
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Temperature forecast
Temperature forecast
  • Normal to cooler than normal conditions expected over some places in the northern regions of the country.
  • Warmer than usual conditions expected over the rest of the country.
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Rainfall forecast
Rainfall forecast
  • Drier than usual conditions expected over most parts of the country.
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