Malawi

Cumulative rainfall between January and the 20th of February has been good (ca. 25% above-average) across the Central and Southern regions, improving crop and rangeland conditions. However, the impact of the dry spell of December is still evident as ca. 30% and ca.50% of active crop area is affected by a greenness anomaly in Central and Southern regions, respectively.
Similarly, rangeland conditions are still below-average in these regions, as ca. 40% of active rangeland area is affected by a greenness anomaly. In the Northern region, cumulative rainfall between January and the 20th of February has been below-average (ca. 10% above-average), and water stressed vegetation conditions are observed in some central parts of the region.
The Copernicus C3S Multimodel seasonal rainfall forecast for March 2025 points to average to above-average rainfall conditions across the country.