India 
In numbers.
1.7m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
1,202m
Elevation
The water at Nohkalikai Falls, month by month
It roars from June to August.
The fullest months: from June to August. The thinnest: from November to March.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.4 m³/sMar
- 1.6 m³/sApr
- 2.7 m³/sMay
- 3.9 m³/sJun
- 4.4 m³/sJul
- 3.9 m³/sAug
- 3.1 m³/sSep
- 2.0 m³/sOct
- 0.8 m³/sNov
- 0.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.19 m³/s in the lowest month to 4.4 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.
- Cherrapunjeenearest town · 3.0 km in a straight line
- Parking 480 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Osmany International Airport (ZYL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCU airport (Kolkata)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From June to Septemberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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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 797 m in 3.5 km. Here the river runs about 114 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 6viewpointsNohkalikai Falls View Point and 5 more
- —waymarked walking routes
- 4car parks
- 2swimming spotsSwimming Pool
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 7other named waterfalls within 4 kmRainbow Falls, Umtynghiang Falls, Daiñthlen Falls and 4 more
- —caves
- —campsites
- 31hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmBy the way, Serene Homestay, D Cloud Guesthouse and 28 more
- 10restaurants 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
- Cherrapunjee3.0 km in a straight line
- Shella12 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 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Night °C | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 9 | 29 | 82 | 318 | 419 | 574 | 586 | 446 | 355 | 192 | 18 | 15 |
| Wet days | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 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 (1,202 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 | 307% | 59% | 30% | 101% | 215% | 194% | 194% | 120% | 254% | 194% | 39% | 0% |
| 2021 | 34% | 9% | 94% | 56% | 106% | 121% | 96% | 200% | 60% | 96% | 0% | 100% |
| 2022 | 266% | 187% | 146% | 183% | 202% | 231% | 74% | 68% | 109% | 169% | 3% | 40% |
| 2023 | 0% | 31% | 225% | 50% | 58% | 187% | 120% | 155% | 74% | 178% | 163% | 148% |
| 2024 | 21% | 122% | 192% | 55% | 175% | 230% | 127% | 171% | 63% | 132% | 15% | 0% |
| 2025 | 10% | 18% | 42% | 109% | 216% | 90% | 94% | 154% | 92% | 102% | 225% | 2% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Nohkalikai Falls
India
- —Height
- 1.7 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q3631209) · 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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