1 of 12 crop regions in Uganda are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 6, on a recent average of 0.75.
How bad is it, against this
country’s own record
Five instruments read together
our combination, not an observation
worst on record
of 26 years at this point in the season
The most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together
Every input is measured against its own record, but no source publishes this average. It is our combination, not an observation.
This value places the country against itself, so it does not rank countries against each other. Its year-to-year spread here is 0.245, and that spread differs by place, so a higher value elsewhere can be a less unusual year than this one. The rank is the comparable figure.
A reading of conditions to date. It carries no statement about the rest of the season.
What the instruments say
The canopy is in its worst third, as are water satisfaction and rainfall.
Each track is that instrument’s own 26 years, worst on the left.
Vegetation, cumulative-0.513rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.04lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction72%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.87lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature22.5 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Five instruments, each against its own 26 years for
this point in the season. They are shown together because they
disagree: across the regions on this site, roughly a quarter have
vegetation at a record low while water or rainfall sits in its best
third. This page reports where each one sits and does not say what
caused what.
Every region of Uganda,
worst to least
Each bar is the full spread of that region’s
previous 25 years at this point in the season. The dot is this year.
A dot at the left of a wide bar and a dot at the left of a narrow
bar are different findings, which is why the history is drawn rather
than described.
Regions in colour are at their worst on record. The
rest are placed on the same scale so a single deep region inside an
otherwise ordinary country reads differently from a country where
the whole distribution has moved.
W. Highlands
-1.44
lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.34lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction71%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.554th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.5 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
South Drylands
-1.06
3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, current-0.815th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction54%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.02lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.5 °C3rd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
L Albert C.
-0.82
4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.004th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction75%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.01lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature22.7 °C5th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
SE L.Victoria
-0.81
4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.163rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction66%2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.992nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.2 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
South Eastern
-0.74
4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.242nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction74%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.24lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
L Victoria C
-0.65
3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-1.25lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction74%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.11lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.2 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
South Highlands
-0.53
3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, current+0.1616th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction58%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.702nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.1 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
LV Crescent L
-0.52
8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current-0.994th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction75%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.892nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.2 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
West Nile
-0.05
11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, current-1.202nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction85%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-2.063rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.2 °C4th highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Mid Northen
+0.02
12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, current-1.023rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction86%3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.823rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.3 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Karamoja
+0.17
14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, current-1.362nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction66%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.35lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
Eastern
+0.34
18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation here usually tracks water availability.
Vegetation, current-1.292nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction80%lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.742nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.2 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
same dekad, 2001-2025
This measurement is of the crop canopy and not of what
stressed it: heat, drought, disease and late planting are not
separable here, which is why no claim on this page names a cause.