Overall Orange Drought for Central America-2026 in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador from 21 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 09 Sep 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for Central America-2026

in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name:	Central America-2026
Countries:	The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Start Date:	End of Apr 2026
Duration:	102 days (at 10 Aug 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 596197 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	09 Sep 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 596197 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Bahamas
Belize
Cuba
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
El Salvador

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Medium	Belize	Belize
- Medium	El Salvador	El Salvador
- Medium	Guatemala	Guatemala
- Medium	Honduras	Honduras
- Medium	Nicaragua	Nicaragua
- Medium	Campeche	Mexico
- Medium	Chiapas	Mexico
- Medium	Oaxaca	Mexico
- Medium	Quintana Roo	Mexico
- Medium	Tabasco	Mexico
- Medium	Veracruz	Mexico
- Medium	Camaguey	Cuba
- Medium	Ciego De Avila	Cuba
- Medium	Cienfuegos	Cuba
- Medium	Ciudad De La Habana	Cuba
- Medium	Granma	Cuba
- Medium	Guantanamo	Cuba
- Medium	Holguin	Cuba
- Medium	Isla de la Juventud	Cuba
- Medium	La Habana	Cuba
- Medium	Las Tunas	Cuba
- Medium	Matanzas	Cuba
- Medium	Pinar Del Rio	Cuba
- Medium	Sancti Spiritus	Cuba
- Medium	Santiago De Cuba	Cuba
- Medium	Villa Clara	Cuba
- Medium	Guerrero	Mexico
- Medium	Mexico	Mexico
- Medium	Michoacan	Mexico
- Medium	Morelos	Mexico
- Low	Puebla	Mexico

More information

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