India 
In numbers.
0.25m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
947m
Elevation
The water at Irupu Falls, month by month
It roars from July to August.
The fullest months: from July to August. The thinnest: from December to May.
- 0.0 m³/sJan
- 0.0 m³/sFeb
- 0.0 m³/sMar
- 0.1 m³/sApr
- 0.2 m³/sMay
- 0.7 m³/sJun
- 1.0 m³/sJul
- 0.9 m³/sAug
- 0.6 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 0.3 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.02 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.96 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from June to September.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in Kodagu District of Karnataka, India
Irupu Falls is a waterfall in India.
Getting there.
- Ponnampetnearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Kannur International Airport (CNN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 48 km in a straight lineCar hire at COK airport (Kochi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From June to Septemberbest months to go (estimate)
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What is around.
- 1viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 5hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmCoorg Guest House, Bachmani Guesthouse, Ramcad Guesthouse and 2 more
- —restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Ponnampet20 km in a straight line
- Perya20 km in a straight line
- Gonikoppal25 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Night °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 3 | 5 | 25 | 67 | 155 | 344 | 382 | 278 | 200 | 180 | 83 | 17 |
| Wet days | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.8 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (947 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | — | 29% | 54% | 59% | 79% | 60% | 70% | 99% | 120% | 102% | 98% | 217% |
| 2021 | — | 488% | 81% | 81% | 148% | 55% | 74% | 56% | 80% | 204% | 316% | 130% |
| 2022 | — | 12% | 101% | 100% | 160% | 45% | 103% | 189% | 65% | 76% | 87% | 557% |
| 2023 | — | 39% | 79% | 57% | 66% | 39% | 68% | 17% | 93% | 53% | 153% | 194% |
| 2024 | — | 0% | 2% | 18% | 137% | 87% | 94% | 61% | 37% | 93% | 69% | 620% |
| 2025 | — | 0% | 161% | 96% | 196% | 57% | 54% | 56% | 40% | 84% | 40% | 68% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Irupu Falls
India
- —Height
- 0.25 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q38091) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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