Malaysia 
In numbers.
6.4m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Oct–Jan
Best months
403m
Elevation
The water at Lata Iskandar Waterfall, month by month
It roars from November to January.
The fullest months: from November to January.
- 7.8 m³/sJan
- 4.8 m³/sFeb
- 4.5 m³/sMar
- 5.2 m³/sApr
- 5.3 m³/sMay
- 4.3 m³/sJun
- 4.0 m³/sJul
- 4.3 m³/sAug
- 5.2 m³/sSep
- 7.5 m³/sOct
- 9.5 m³/sNov
- 10 m³/sDec
From about 4.0 m³/s in the lowest month to 10 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from October to January.
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.
Lata Iskandar Waterfall is a waterfall in Malaysia.
Getting there.
- Ringletnearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire in IpohDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From October to Januarybest 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.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 107 m in 3.6 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- 1picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmLata Iskandar
- —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
- Ringlet12 km in a straight line
- Cenderiang13 km in a straight line
- Tanah Rata16 km in a straight line
- Sungai Siput17 km in a straight line
- Berincang19 km in a straight line
- Brinchang19 km in a straight line
- Kampar20 km in a straight line
- Mambang Di Awan21 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 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Night °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 210 | 117 | 175 | 201 | 184 | 134 | 146 | 167 | 198 | 289 | 329 | 320 |
| Wet days | 20 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (403 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 | 33% | 84% | 103% | 187% | 169% | 175% | 206% | 79% | 144% | 65% | 131% | 93% |
| 2021 | 127% | 38% | 130% | 118% | 174% | 131% | 88% | 187% | 132% | 68% | 140% | 101% |
| 2022 | 74% | 302% | 171% | 183% | 136% | 203% | 98% | 114% | 80% | 105% | 101% | 179% |
| 2023 | 125% | 160% | 76% | 48% | 97% | 123% | 145% | 122% | 153% | 75% | 153% | 139% |
| 2024 | 148% | 49% | 120% | 87% | 109% | 170% | 62% | 148% | 108% | 76% | 160% | 98% |
| 2025 | 121% | 89% | 55% | 201% | 78% | 86% | 70% | 122% | 117% | 80% | 218% | 98% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Lata Iskandar Waterfall
Malaysia
- —Height
- 6.4 m³/sAverage flow
- Oct–JanBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q7375999) · 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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