Overall Orange Drought for Europe-2026 in Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, , from 21 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC to 10 Feb 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for Europe-2026

in Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, ,

Event summary

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

Name:	Europe-2026
Countries:	Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine, ,
Start Date:	End of Dec 2025
Duration:	42 days (at 10 Feb 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1412468 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	0.25	30 Jan 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 165040 km2	GDO
2	0.5	10 Feb 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 236310 km2	GDO
3	0.5	20 Feb 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 440763 km2	GDO
4	0.5	02 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 524274 km2	GDO
5	0.5	10 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 713111 km2	GDO
6	0.5	20 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 713111 km2	GDO
7	0.5	30 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 538097 km2	GDO
8	0.75	10 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 577052 km2	GDO
9	0.75	20 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 584609 km2	GDO
10	0.75	30 Apr 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 504722 km2	GDO
11	0.75	10 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 809972 km2	GDO
12	0.75	20 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1121379 km2	GDO
13	0.75	30 May 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 974139 km2	GDO
14	0.75	10 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1175659 km2	GDO
15	0.75	20 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1510320 km2	GDO
16	1	30 Jun 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1336291 km2	GDO
17	1	10 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1508099 km2	GDO
18	1	20 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1442245 km2	GDO
19	1.25	30 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1487749 km2	GDO
20	1.25	10 Sep 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 1412468 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Austria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Poland
Sweden

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Austria	Austria
- Medium	Czech Republic	Czech Republic
- Medium	Denmark	Denmark
- Medium	Bayern	Germany
- Medium	Brandenburg, Berlin	Germany
- Medium	Hessen	Germany
- Medium	Niedersachsen, Bremen	Germany
- Medium	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Germany
- Low	Rheinland-Pfalz	Germany
- Medium	Sachsen	Germany
- Medium	Sachsen-Anhalt	Germany
- Medium	Thueringen	Germany
- Medium	Dolnoslaskie	Poland
- Medium	Lubuskie	Poland
- Medium	Pomorskie	Poland
- Medium	Wielkopolskie	Poland
- Medium	Zachodnio-Pomorskie	Poland
- Medium	Blekinge Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Hallands Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Joenkoepings Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Kalmar Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Kronobergs Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Oestergoetlands Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Skaane Laen	Sweden
- Medium	Vaestra Goetalands Laen	Sweden

More information

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