Climate Outlook For The “Long Rains” (March-May) 2025 Season And Review Of The October-December 2024 “Short Rains” Season

Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD)

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Abstract:The Climate outlook for the March-April-May (MAM) 2025 “Long Rains” season indicates that near to above-average rainfall is expected over the Lake Victoria Basin, South Rift Valley, most of the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the southern parts of the Southeastern lowlands and the extreme northern parts of northwestern Kenya. Near to below average rainfall is expected over Central Rift Valley, Highlands East of the Rift Valley (including Nairobi County), most of Northwest, Coastal region, Southeastern lowlands and isolated areas over the Highlands West of the Rift Valley. Below average rainfall is expected over the northeastern and over the north coast