CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR APRIL2025 AND A REVIEW OF  MARCH2024.

The  Outlook for April 2025

April is the peak month of the "Long Rains" season. The outlook for the month indicates that near-to above- average rainfall is expected across most parts of the country. The Lake Victoria Basin, Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Rift Valley, Highlands East of the Rift Valley and Nairobi, South-Eastern Lowlands, Northwestern and parts of  Northeastern Kenya are likely to receive enhanced rainfall. The Coastal region and the remaining part of Northeastern Kenya, however, are expected to experience  near average rainfall. Isolated episodes of heavy rainfall are likely to occur in various parts of the country during the month. Warmer-than-average temperatures are also anticipated over the whole country.

March 2025 Rainfall Review

The onset of the March-April-May (MAM) "Long Rains" season in the country occurred during the second week over the Lake Victoria Basin, Highlands west of the Rift Valley, the Rift Valley, Nairobi, and parts of the Southeastern lowlands. The rest of the country experienced their onset during the third and fourth weeks of March, except Mandera, where onset has not been observed. Near-to-above-average rainfall was recorded over most parts, except Nyahururu, Mandera, Nyeri, and Voi, where below-average rainfall was reported. Maximum temperatures were warmer than average over several parts, except for a few stations in the northwest, northeast, Nairobi, the Rift Valley, the Lake Basin, and Highlands west of the Rift Valley, where temperatures.