Nigeria 
In numbers.
Jul–Oct
Best months
30m
Elevation
The water at Awhum Waterfall, month by month
It roars from August to October.
The fullest months: from August to October. The thinnest: from December to April.
- 1%Jan
- 2%Feb
- 6%Mar
- 22%Apr
- 38%May
- 55%Jun
- 70%Jul
- 82%Aug
- 100%Sep
- 79%Oct
- 36%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.
Getting there.
- Nkwo Nikenearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Akanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 18 km in a straight lineCar hire in Port HarcourtDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest 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
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- —hotels, 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
- Nkwo Nike11 km in a straight line
- Enugu14 km in a straight line
- Ogbede16 km in a straight line
- Aku22 km in a straight line
- Aguobu-Owa23 km in a straight line
- Udi24 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 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Night °C | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 9 | 25 | 52 | 121 | 150 | 189 | 215 | 235 | 278 | 184 | 57 | 9 |
| Wet days | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 2 |
| Sun h/day | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 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 (30 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 | 0% | 4% | 149% | 79% | 92% | 107% | 154% | 52% | 174% | 73% | 65% | 61% |
| 2021 | 76% | 14% | 82% | 90% | 78% | 100% | 57% | 119% | 67% | 79% | 126% | 136% |
| 2022 | 260% | 3% | 67% | 73% | 62% | 81% | 88% | 104% | 92% | 73% | 19% | 68% |
| 2023 | 27% | 31% | 105% | 34% | 35% | 144% | 93% | 43% | 70% | 67% | 104% | 7% |
| 2024 | 6% | 16% | 40% | 64% | 67% | 98% | 99% | 48% | 46% | 74% | 5% | 0% |
| 2025 | 6% | 78% | 49% | 62% | 54% | 97% | 93% | 70% | 41% | 55% | 63% | 164% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Awhum Waterfall
Nigeria
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q28232350) · 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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