Overall Orange Drought for Central America-2026 in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador from 21 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 10 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for Central America-2026

in The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Event summary

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

Name:	Central America-2026
Countries:	The Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Start Date:	End of Apr 2026
Duration:	71 days (at 10 Jul 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 884209 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	10 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 35842 km2	GDO
2	0.5	20 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 92257 km2	GDO
3	0.75	30 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 95167 km2	GDO
4	0.75	10 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 341215 km2	GDO
5	0.75	20 Jul 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 442871 km2	GDO
6	1	30 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 343582 km2	GDO
7	1.25	10 Aug 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 596197 km2	GDO
8	1.25	18 Sep 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 615664 km2	GDO
9	1.25	30 Aug 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 677277 km2	GDO
10	1.25	10 Sep 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 840372 km2	GDO
11	1.25	15 Oct 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 884209 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name
- Low	Costa Rica
- Low	El Salvador
- Medium	Honduras
- Medium	Nicaragua
- Medium	Panama
- Medium	Belize
- Medium	Guatemala
- Medium	Chiapas

More information

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