Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026 in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine from 21 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC to 20 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Central-Eastern Europe-2026

in Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 4 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1018332
Name:	Central-Eastern Europe-2026
Countries:	Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine
Start Date:	End of Dec 2025
Duration:	111 days (at 20 Apr 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 1121379 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Drought has been a recurring challenge for half a decade: Hungarian ag.. 6/4/2026 10:31:00 PM.

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