India 
In numbers.
1.1m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
816m
Elevation
The water at Soochipara Falls, month by month
It roars from June to August.
The fullest months: from June to August. The thinnest: from December to May.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.1 m³/sFeb
- 0.1 m³/sMar
- 0.3 m³/sApr
- 1.1 m³/sMay
- 3.0 m³/sJun
- 3.9 m³/sJul
- 3.4 m³/sAug
- 2.5 m³/sSep
- 2.2 m³/sOct
- 1.4 m³/sNov
- 0.6 m³/sDec
From about 0.11 m³/s in the lowest month to 3.9 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.
- Kalpattanearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Calicut International Airport (CCJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 48 km in a straight lineCar hire at COK airport (Kochi)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 34 m in 1.9 km. Here the river runs about 76 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- 1bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 11hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmMelvin's Homestay, Ladies Hostel, Men's Hostel and 8 more
- 1restaurants 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
- Kalpatta14 km in a straight line
- Tondalam20 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 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Night °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 4 | 7 | 29 | 73 | 170 | 372 | 378 | 275 | 203 | 213 | 107 | 23 |
| Wet days | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (816 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 | — | 47% | 56% | 56% | 69% | 58% | 87% | 119% | 142% | 70% | 123% | 232% |
| 2021 | — | 441% | 133% | 79% | 158% | 57% | 89% | 77% | 89% | 182% | 263% | 133% |
| 2022 | — | 21% | 123% | 127% | 151% | 51% | 112% | 169% | 81% | 65% | 95% | 512% |
| 2023 | — | 46% | 88% | 69% | 65% | 46% | 79% | 21% | 113% | 71% | 176% | 261% |
| 2024 | — | 4% | 4% | 27% | 150% | 88% | 116% | 64% | 47% | 95% | 84% | 516% |
| 2025 | — | 0% | 201% | 132% | 216% | 74% | 69% | 68% | 46% | 103% | 48% | 77% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Soochipara Falls
India
- —Height
- 1.1 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q38299) · 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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