Rainfall in Uganda varies from region to region with the highest levels around Lake Victoria area (20cm). The north-east and Ankole receive as low as 5cm. There are mainly two rainy seasons: May and October although this rainfall pattern has been changing of recent. Uganda is quoted as a country where a seed of any tropical fruit thrown on the ground can germinate and only to be found three weeks later blossoming due to the favorable rains throughout the year.