January to March 2021

Rainfall

Temperature

Rainfall forecast (Total mm)

Rainfall Forecast January - March 2021

Headlines: Drier than usual conditions are expected over Ethiopia, western Kenya, central Uganda, and north-western Tanzania.

  • Drier than usual conditions are expected over central, eastern and south-western Ethiopia; western Kenya, central Uganda, southern Rwanda, north-eastern Burundi, and northern and central Tanzania. 
  • Wetter than usual conditions expected over eastern parts of Tanzania and south-western Uganda.
  • Average conditions are expected over eastern and southern Kenya, southern Uganda, eastern Rwanda, southern Burundi, and western Tanzania.

Note: Most parts of Somalia, western Ethiopia, northern Uganda, South Sudan, and Sudan are usually dry during this time of the year.

Temperature forecast

Temperature Forecast January - March 2021

  • Warmer than average temperature conditions are expected over much of the northern parts of the region including Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Rwanda and Burundi. 
  • Below average temperature conditions are likely over most parts of Tanzania and some parts of central Uganda.