Uganda 
In numbers.
0.49m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Aug–Nov
Best months
1,088m
Elevation
The water at Miriadua waterfalls, month by month
It roars from August to October.
The fullest months: from August to October. The thinnest: from January to March.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.1 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 0.5 m³/sApr
- 0.7 m³/sMay
- 0.7 m³/sJun
- 0.7 m³/sJul
- 0.8 m³/sAug
- 1.0 m³/sSep
- 1.1 m³/sOct
- 0.8 m³/sNov
- 0.5 m³/sDec
From about 0.11 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 August to November.
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.
Unique steps water falls at Kijomoro.
Miriadua waterfalls is a waterfall in Uganda.
Getting there.
- Marachanearest town · 9.7 km in a straight line
- Arua Airport (RUA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 15 km in a straight lineCar hire in KampalaDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From August to Novemberbest 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 38 m in 1.1 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —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
- Maracha9.7 km in a straight line
- Arua19 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 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| Night °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 13 | 18 | 74 | 126 | 131 | 109 | 118 | 157 | 165 | 172 | 114 | 63 |
| Wet days | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 8 |
| Sun h/day | 9.3 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 9.0 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,088 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 | 79% | 71% | 189% | 129% | 116% | 117% | 209% | 108% | 186% | 170% | 140% | 694% |
| 2021 | 720% | 8% | 19% | 78% | 135% | 59% | 54% | 33% | 86% | 92% | 137% | 255% |
| 2022 | 308% | 29% | 148% | 59% | 85% | 75% | 71% | 98% | 232% | 93% | 123% | 91% |
| 2023 | 26% | 35% | 223% | 90% | 126% | 110% | 67% | 56% | 87% | 129% | 277% | 24% |
| 2024 | 61% | 299% | 66% | 43% | 52% | 180% | 157% | 179% | 121% | 146% | 107% | 112% |
| 2025 | 102% | 23% | 95% | 80% | 38% | 42% | 70% | 60% | 29% | 57% | 137% | 31% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Miriadua waterfalls
Uganda
- —Height
- 0.49 m³/sAverage flow
- Aug–NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q121538523) · 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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