
In numbers.
25m
Height
Jul–Oct
Best months
380m
Elevation
The water at Waterfall of Wome, month by month
It roars from June to October.
The fullest months: from June to October. The thinnest: from December to March.
- 2%Jan
- 3%Feb
- 15%Mar
- 31%Apr
- 51%May
- 77%Jun
- 96%Jul
- 81%Aug
- 100%Sep
- 84%Oct
- 37%Nov
- 10%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in Togo
Waterfall of Wome is a waterfall in Togo. The water falls 25 m.
Getting there.
- Kpaliménearest town · 8.7 km in a straight line
- Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (LFW)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 109 km in a straight lineCar hire at LFW airport (Lomé)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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How big is it?
How big it really is.
Height of the drop from Wikidata. Buildings and the person are drawn at the same scale.
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 kmWome
- —caves
- —campsites
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmAuberge la confiance
- —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
- Kpalimé8.7 km in a straight line
- Agou Gadzépé19 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 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Night °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 14 | 28 | 72 | 100 | 134 | 172 | 190 | 139 | 202 | 145 | 32 | 14 |
| Wet days | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (380 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 | 16% | 80% | 113% | 102% | 208% | 158% | 68% | 30% | 73% | 120% | 97% | 128% |
| 2021 | 257% | 51% | 177% | 86% | 48% | 67% | 83% | 117% | 86% | 91% | 168% | 57% |
| 2022 | 206% | 87% | 114% | 163% | 99% | 125% | 77% | 141% | 135% | 139% | 75% | 100% |
| 2023 | 75% | 36% | 94% | 138% | 65% | 117% | 149% | 150% | 158% | 100% | 264% | 37% |
| 2024 | 24% | 58% | 127% | 100% | 103% | 99% | 57% | 63% | 113% | 190% | 24% | 2% |
| 2025 | 33% | 141% | 148% | 86% | 89% | 109% | 67% | 51% | 114% | 84% | 146% | 205% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q123825254) · 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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