10-17 December 2025

Rainfall

Temperature

Rainfall forecast (anomalies)

Rainfall anomalies

  • More than usual rainfall expected over parts of Rwanda, Burundi and a few areas in south-western Uganda, central Tanzania, and south-western Kenya. 
  • Less than usual rainfall expected over most parts of Tanzania and south-eastern Kenya. 
Temperature forecast (Anomalies)

Temperature anomalies

  • Warmer than usual temperatures expected over most parts of the GHA. 
Heavy rainfall
  • Rainfall exceeding the 90th percentile expected over a few regions of central Tanzania. 
Temperature forecast

Mean temperatures

  • Moderate to high temperatures (20-32℃) expected over most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA).  
  • Mild temperature conditions (less than 20℃) expected over northern Sudan, western regions of Burundi and Rwanda, south-western Uganda, central to western Kenya, central to northern Ethiopia and parts of northern Somalia.   
Heat Stress

Heat Stress

  • Elevated heat stress levels expected in eastern regions of Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and south-eastern Somalia. 
Rainfall forecast

Total rainfall

  • Moderate rainfall (50-200mm) expected over most parts of Rwanda, Burundi and central to western Tanzania.  
  • Light rainfall (less than 50 mm) expected over most parts of Uganda, western and coastal Kenya, and eastern Tanzania.