Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2025 in Kenya, Somalia from 21 May 2025 00:00 UTC to 20 May 2025 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2025

in Kenya, Somalia

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	East Africa-2025
Countries:	Kenya, Somalia
Start Date:	End of May 2025
Duration:	-10 days (at 20 May 2025)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 124167 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.5	20 May 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 38061 km2	GDO
2	0.5	30 May 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 88449 km2	GDO
3	0.5	10 Jun 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 173350 km2	GDO
4	0.75	20 Jun 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 207287 km2	GDO
5	0.75	30 Jun 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 48576 km2	GDO
6	0.75	10 Jul 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 60753 km2	GDO
7	0.75	20 Jul 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 85192 km2	GDO
8	0.75	30 Jul 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 24340 km2	GDO
9	1.25	10 Aug 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 104433 km2	GDO
10	1.25	20 Aug 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 128800 km2	GDO
11	1.25	30 Aug 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 67864 km2	GDO
12	1.25	10 Sep 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 96916 km2	GDO
13	1	20 Sep 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 96916 km2	GDO
14	1	30 Sep 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 73574 km2	GDO
15	1	10 Oct 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 73574 km2	GDO
16	1	20 Oct 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 110212 km2	GDO
17	1	30 Oct 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 389517 km2	GDO
18	1	10 Nov 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 406548 km2	GDO
19	1	20 Nov 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 443311 km2	GDO
20	1.25	30 Nov 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 488128 km2	GDO
21	1.5	10 Dec 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 787826 km2	GDO
22	1.5	20 Dec 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 861642 km2	GDO
23	1.5	30 Dec 2025 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 826468 km2	GDO
24	1.5	10 Jan 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 917999 km2	GDO
25	1.5	20 Jan 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 917999 km2	GDO
26	1.5	30 Jan 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 788110 km2	GDO
27	1.5	10 Feb 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 766947 km2	GDO
28	1.5	20 Feb 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 644848 km2	GDO
29	1.5	02 Mar 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 398884 km2	GDO
30	1.5	10 Mar 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 388442 km2	GDO
31	1.25	20 Mar 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 255174 km2	GDO
32	1	30 Mar 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 124167 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Ethiopia
Somalia

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Awdal	Somalia
- Medium	Togdheer	Somalia
- Medium	Woqooyi Galbeed	Somalia
- Medium	Oromia	Ethiopia
- Medium	Somali	Ethiopia

More information

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