
In numbers.
0.69m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
66m
Elevation
The water at Madhabkunda waterfall, month by month
It roars from June to August.
The fullest months: from June to August. The thinnest: from November to March.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.1 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 0.6 m³/sApr
- 1.1 m³/sMay
- 1.6 m³/sJun
- 1.6 m³/sJul
- 1.5 m³/sAug
- 1.2 m³/sSep
- 0.8 m³/sOct
- 0.3 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.09 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.6 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.
Getting there.
- Osmany International Airport (ZYL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight line
- From June to Septemberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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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).
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 24 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
| Night °C | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 12 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 8 | 28 | 78 | 270 | 401 | 482 | 444 | 380 | 299 | 180 | 25 | 21 |
| Wet days | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| Sun h/day | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (66 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 | 479% | 20% | 26% | 101% | 120% | 130% | 131% | 84% | 175% | 219% | 71% | 0% |
| 2021 | 77% | 1% | 140% | 41% | 92% | 91% | 98% | 151% | 87% | 98% | 43% | 232% |
| 2022 | 348% | 156% | 112% | 100% | 159% | 169% | 92% | 78% | 142% | 150% | 2% | 41% |
| 2023 | 0% | 15% | 173% | 69% | 55% | 151% | 107% | 135% | 97% | 140% | 378% | 193% |
| 2024 | 4% | 234% | 153% | 97% | 157% | 192% | 109% | 165% | 103% | 171% | 90% | 1% |
| 2025 | 11% | 17% | 61% | 104% | 207% | 106% | 94% | 137% | 138% | 121% | 204% | 0% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q3348667) · 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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