India 
In numbers.
1.1m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
1,070m
Elevation
The water at Abbey Falls, month by month
It roars from July to August.
The fullest months: from July to August. The thinnest: from November to May.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.1 m³/sFeb
- 0.1 m³/sMar
- 0.2 m³/sApr
- 0.7 m³/sMay
- 3.2 m³/sJun
- 4.8 m³/sJul
- 4.5 m³/sAug
- 3.0 m³/sSep
- 1.8 m³/sOct
- 0.9 m³/sNov
- 0.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.07 m³/s in the lowest month to 4.8 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.
Waterfall in Kodagu District of the Indian state of Karnataka
Abbey Falls is a waterfall in India.
Getting there.
- Madikerinearest town · 4.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 520 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Kannur International Airport (CNN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 km in a straight lineCar hire at BLR airport (Bengaluru)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 110 m in 2.9 km. Here the river runs about 92 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 42hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmNorth Coorg Club, Golden Mist Plantation and Resort, Club Mahindra and 39 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
- Madikeri4.3 km in a straight line
- Suntikoppa12 km in a straight line
- Somvārpet21 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 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Night °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 2 | 4 | 22 | 63 | 192 | 688 | 774 | 581 | 331 | 230 | 89 | 16 |
| Wet days | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,070 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% | 69% | 92% | 71% | 75% | 118% | 153% | 143% | 55% | 202% |
| 2021 | — | — | 58% | 130% | 153% | 54% | 80% | 45% | 88% | 214% | 371% | 114% |
| 2022 | — | — | 128% | 109% | 163% | 47% | 107% | 138% | 65% | 63% | 65% | 478% |
| 2023 | — | — | 28% | 39% | 43% | 38% | 93% | 14% | 95% | 45% | 145% | 212% |
| 2024 | — | — | 22% | 25% | 133% | 64% | 118% | 81% | 52% | 86% | 63% | 670% |
| 2025 | — | — | 174% | 118% | 281% | 73% | 80% | 66% | 47% | 92% | 32% | 77% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Abbey Falls
India
- —Height
- 1.1 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q673060) · 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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