Here is the full weather forecast for the East African Region from December 2024 to February 2025
There are higher chances of drier than usual conditions indicated over eastern Kenya, southern Uganda, Rwanda and north-western parts of Tanzania.
This will be coupled with warmer than usual temperatures over most parts of the Eastern African Region during the month of December 2024 and again January and February 2025 season.
This is the latest December Forecast and Seasonal Update for December 2024, all the way to February 2025 as predicted through the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)’s Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC).
Rainfall Forecast for December 2024
According to ICPAC Wetter than usual conditions expected over north-western and south-western Kenya, Rwanda, southern Burundi, and most parts of Tanzania. In fact, it is already raining in the country.
On the other hand, drier than normal conditions should be experienced over eastern Kenya, parts of southern Somalia, southern Uganda and North-western as well as southern Tanzania.
Temperature Forecast for December 2024
Warmer than usual conditions are expected over central to north-eastern Sudan, much of South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, central to southern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and north-western and eastern Tanzania.
Normal temperature conditions expected in western to southern Sudan, north-western South Sudan, northern Ethiopia extending to adjacent areas of Eritrea, north-eastern Uganda, and central to western and parts of southern Tanzania.
Meanwhile, cooler than usual conditions are to be experienced in some parts of Western Sudan, Northeastern Uganda and Central parts of Tanzania.
Seasonal Rainfall Forecast for December 2024 to February 2025
Drier than usual conditions expected over most parts of Kenya, southern Uganda, Rwanda, and north-western Tanzania as the new year ushers in January.
Normal to wetter than usual conditions expected over north-western Kenya and most parts of Tanzania.
Seasonal Temperature Forecast for December 2024 to February 2025
Warmer than usual conditions should be heating up most parts of East Africa with the highest probabilities indicated over the eastern areas in the region, including the coastline.
But on the other hand, normal temperatures are likely to be recorded over south-western parts of Sudan, North-western South Sudan, and northern Uganda.