El Niño is expected to cause drier conditions across the northern third of Africa from approximately July to September.

In the United States, an El Niño is declared when a specific stretch of the Pacific Ocean becomes 0.5°C warmer than its normal or neutral phase.

The current El Niño event is predicted to last for several months and potentially into early 2027.

The current El Niño is expected to be one of the most powerful events in the modern historical period, since about 1950.

Eastern Africa is expected to receive extra rainfall later in the year as a result of the El Niño event.

Southern Africa is expected to experience drier conditions due to El Niño starting around November.