Tanzania 
In numbers.
Apr–May
Nov–Dec
Best months
1,226m
Elevation
The water at Soni Falls, month by month
It roars from April to May.
The fullest months: from April to May. The thinnest: from July to September.
- 45%Jan
- 29%Feb
- 43%Mar
- 93%Apr
- 100%May
- 50%Jun
- 20%Jul
- 12%Aug
- 14%Sep
- 41%Oct
- 67%Nov
- 63%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May and from November to December.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- Soninearest town · 2.7 km in a straight line
- Tanga Airport (TGT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 85 km in a straight lineCar hire at MBA airport (Mombasa)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to May and from November to Decemberbest 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
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmSoni Waterfalls
- —caves
- 1campsitesLawns Hotel
- 15hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmTumaini hostel and restaurant, triple tvelve hotel and restaurant, St Benedict Hostel and 12 more
- —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
- Soni2.7 km in a straight line
- Lushoto9.6 km in a straight line
- Matui12 km in a straight line
- Mazinde15 km in a straight line
- Mwanga17 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 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Night °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 92 | 67 | 125 | 221 | 178 | 49 | 37 | 42 | 51 | 128 | 159 | 126 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 22 |
| Sun h/day | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,226 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
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 | 259% | 176% | 188% | 191% | 110% | 83% | 149% | 70% | 65% | 114% | 202% | 124% |
| 2021 | 71% | 151% | 78% | 69% | 283% | 146% | 143% | 61% | 74% | 14% | 29% | 272% |
| 2022 | 121% | 217% | 38% | 54% | 62% | 82% | 403% | 136% | 918% | 17% | 91% | 102% |
| 2023 | 79% | 42% | 37% | 154% | 194% | 690% | 188% | 301% | 110% | 87% | 339% | 137% |
| 2024 | 223% | 167% | 130% | 133% | 41% | 122% | 72% | 114% | 49% | 34% | 81% | 360% |
| 2025 | 189% | 12% | 142% | 141% | 90% | 309% | 285% | 110% | 49% | 60% | 47% | 99% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Soni Falls
Tanzania
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Apr–May, Nov–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q7561672) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| 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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