India 
In numbers.
0.30m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul–Oct
Best months
676m
Elevation
The water at Khandadhar Falls, Sundagarh, month by month
It roars from July to September.
The fullest months: from July to September. The thinnest: from November to May.
- 0.0 m³/sJan
- 0.0 m³/sFeb
- 0.0 m³/sMar
- 0.0 m³/sApr
- 0.1 m³/sMay
- 0.4 m³/sJun
- 0.9 m³/sJul
- 1.1 m³/sAug
- 0.9 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 0.1 m³/sNov
- 0.0 m³/sDec
From about 0.02 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.1 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
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.
Getting there.
- Tensanearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Birsa Munda Airport (IXR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 174 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCU airport (Kolkata)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest 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.
- —viewpoints
- —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
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —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
- Tensa14 km in a straight line
- Bonaigarh18 km in a straight line
- Koīra20 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 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
| Night °C | 8 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 12 | 16 | 22 | 34 | 68 | 212 | 367 | 348 | 241 | 89 | 10 | 11 |
| Wet days | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Sun h/day | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (676 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 | 220% | 270% | 363% | 284% | 149% | 150% | 69% | 153% | 59% | 99% | 97% | 3% |
| 2021 | 20% | 30% | 63% | 74% | 388% | 110% | 95% | 58% | 131% | 83% | 369% | 534% |
| 2022 | 280% | 188% | 6% | 15% | 105% | 68% | 89% | 143% | 78% | 88% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 | 2% | 0% | 164% | 102% | 82% | 93% | 68% | 91% | 112% | 99% | 38% | 399% |
| 2024 | 160% | 112% | 248% | 22% | 101% | 76% | 64% | 99% | 110% | 59% | 34% | 118% |
| 2025 | 0% | 71% | 160% | 172% | 214% | 155% | 121% | 71% | 106% | 90% | 3% | 3% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Khandadhar Falls, Sundagarh
India
- —Height
- 0.30 m³/sAverage flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q38183) · 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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