Indonesia 
In numbers.
0.20m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Oct–Jan
Best months
406m
Elevation
The water at Anai valley, month by month
It roars from October to December.
The fullest months: from October to December.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 0.2 m³/sApr
- 0.2 m³/sMay
- 0.1 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.2 m³/sSep
- 0.2 m³/sOct
- 0.3 m³/sNov
- 0.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.13 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.26 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from October to January.
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.
Anai valley is a waterfall in Indonesia.
Getting there.
- Padangpanjangnearest town · 8.0 km in a straight line
- Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 34 km in a straight lineCar hire at CGK airport (Jakarta)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From October to Januarybest 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 335 m in 1.9 km. Here the river runs about 150 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 2viewpointsbridgeview
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 5hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —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
- Padangpanjang8.0 km in a straight line
- Kotatua16 km in a straight line
- Sungaisarik16 km in a straight line
- Parit Malintang17 km in a straight line
- Bukittinggi20 km in a straight line
- Kampungladang20 km in a straight line
- Simabur21 km in a straight line
- Lubukalung22 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 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Night °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 270 | 268 | 322 | 312 | 229 | 238 | 217 | 250 | 302 | 359 | 449 | 358 |
| Wet days | 21 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
| Sun h/day | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (406 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 | 111% | 74% | 90% | 122% | 135% | 92% | 189% | 71% | 117% | 88% | 120% | 82% |
| 2021 | 108% | 35% | 175% | 105% | 204% | 107% | 74% | 158% | 193% | 80% | 62% | 142% |
| 2022 | 88% | 135% | 92% | 129% | 96% | 176% | 105% | 156% | 150% | 155% | 119% | 107% |
| 2023 | 120% | 86% | 104% | 98% | 111% | 120% | 141% | 187% | 64% | 44% | 52% | 107% |
| 2024 | 167% | 122% | 105% | 149% | 221% | 148% | 55% | 183% | 92% | 121% | 88% | 93% |
| 2025 | 195% | 105% | 139% | 102% | 82% | 69% | 97% | 119% | 88% | 46% | 143% | 144% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Anai valley
Indonesia
- —Height
- 0.20 m³/sAverage flow
- Oct–JanBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q17997837) · 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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