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Elita Chikwati-Agriculture News Editor
The bulk of the SADC region is expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall in most countries from October 2025 to March 2026.
This was revealed on Wednesday at the 31st Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (Sarcof-31) in Lusaka, Zambia.
According to the forecast, the bulk of the SADC region is likely to receive normal to above normal rainfall for most of the period of October to December (OND) 2025, except the western fringes of Namibia, where below normal rainfall is expected.
“The remainder of the region is likely to receive normal to below normal rainfall during this period of the 2025/26 season, including the island states of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles.
“The period of January to March (JFM) 2026 is expected to have normal to above normal rainfall for most of the region, except for the northern parts of the region (Angola, DRC and Tanzania) where normal to below normal rainfall is expected.
“Above normal rainfall is expected in the southwestern parts of the region, while the bulk of Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles are expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall, with Comoros receiving normal to below normal rainfall during the JFM 2026 period.
Temperature outlook for the entire 2025/26 rainfall season indicates that temperatures are expected to be mostly above long-term averages over the whole of the SADC, except for the central parts of the region.
Peter Tanyanyiwa