Regional Climate Center

Regional Climate Center for Africa

Operational climate monitoring, forecasting, data and coordination services for the African continent.

Regional expertise, continental reach

Climate intelligence for better decisions

ACMAD serves as the WMO Regional Climate Centre for Africa, providing authoritative climate monitoring, long-range forecasting, data services and regional coordination to strengthen early action and climate resilience.

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Climate monitoring

Track current conditions, anomalies and emerging hazards across the continent.

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Long-range forecasting

Translate seasonal signals into usable outlooks for regional decision-makers.

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Data services

Improve access to quality-controlled observations, estimates and climate datasets.

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Regional coordination

Support climate outlook forums, training and cooperation with national services.

Data and infrastructure

Climate data services for Africa

The RCC supports access to observations and gridded datasets, regional quality control, standardized climate indices and interoperable data delivery.

Observations and station dataQuality-controlled station observations and rainfall estimates
Gridded climate dataContinental precipitation and temperature fields
Climate models and projectionsRegional simulation, downscaling and CORDEX archives
Operational tools and guidanceMonitoring interfaces, manuals and data-management guidance

Collaboration

Our partners

Working together to strengthen climate services across Africa.