Category: Heat waves affecting Ethiopia

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from April 29 2026 to May 03 2026 at 8.0°N 30.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Ethiopia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 29 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.4 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 30.5°E

Area affected: 51923 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-29_to_2026-May-03_30.5_8.0

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from April 27 2026 to May 03 2026 at 5.0°N 42.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 27 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.0 °C

Event center: 5.0°N 42.0°E

Area affected: 104527 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-27_to_2026-May-03_42.0_5.0

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from October 16 2022 to May 03 2026 at 10.5°N 294.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Azores
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Canarias
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Madeira
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Réunion
  • Saint Eustatius
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 1296 days

Time span: October 16 2022 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 33.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 46.7 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 294.0°E

Area affected: 509588681 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2022-Oct-16_to_2026-May-03_294.0_10.5

Heat wave occuring from April 18 2026 to April 25 2026 at 11.5°N 34.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 18 2026 to April 25 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 35.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.3 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 34.0°E

Area affected: 51390 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-18_to_2026-Apr-25_34.0_11.5

Heat wave occuring from April 14 2026 to April 22 2026 at 15.0°N 40.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Yemen

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 14 2026 to April 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 39.1 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 40.5°E

Area affected: 575720 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-14_to_2026-Apr-22_40.5_15.0

Heat wave occuring from March 28 2026 to April 04 2026 at 15.5°N 23.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 28 2026 to April 04 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.8 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 23.0°E

Area affected: 1411221 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Mar-28_to_2026-Apr-04_23.0_15.5

Heat wave occuring from March 15 2026 to March 19 2026 at 12.0°N 40.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 15 2026 to March 19 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.5 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 40.0°E

Area affected: 93763 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Mar-15_to_2026-Mar-19_40.0_12.0

Heat wave occuring from January 15 2026 to January 18 2026 at 3.0°N 42.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Somalia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 15 2026 to January 18 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.4 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 42.5°E

Area affected: 86343 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jan-15_to_2026-Jan-18_42.5_3.0

Heat wave occuring from February 08 2026 to February 18 2026 at 13.5°N 41.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: February 08 2026 to February 18 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.9 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 41.5°E

Area affected: 99326 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Feb-08_to_2026-Feb-18_41.5_13.5

Heat wave occuring from August 24 2025 to September 04 2025 at 1.0°N 37.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya

Duration: 12 days

Time span: August 24 2025 to September 04 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 37.0°E

Area affected: 89417 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Aug-24_to_2025-Sep-04_37.0_1.0