Malaysia 
In numbers.
0.77m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Dec–Jan
Best months
268m
Elevation
The water at Berkelah falls, month by month
It roars in December.
The fullest months: December. The thinnest: from March to July.
- 1.5 m³/sJan
- 0.8 m³/sFeb
- 0.5 m³/sMar
- 0.4 m³/sApr
- 0.5 m³/sMay
- 0.5 m³/sJun
- 0.5 m³/sJul
- 0.6 m³/sAug
- 0.6 m³/sSep
- 0.8 m³/sOct
- 1.1 m³/sNov
- 2.0 m³/sDec
From about 0.41 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.0 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from December 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.
Getting there.
- Kampung Gedung Siamnearest town · 6.8 km in a straight line
- Kuantan Airport (KUA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight lineCar hire at KUA airport (Kuantan)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From December to Januarybest 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.
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 353 m in 3.5 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmTwin Waterfalls
- —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
- Kampung Gedung Siam6.8 km in a straight line
- Gambang14 km in a straight line
- Sungai Lembing19 km in a straight line
- Kemajuan Tanah Sungai Pancing Selatan21 km in a straight line
- Kemajuan Tanah Sungai Pancing Utara22 km in a straight line
- Kampung Ladang Sawit Lepar23 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Night °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 275 | 123 | 149 | 147 | 191 | 158 | 169 | 191 | 193 | 269 | 340 | 611 |
| Wet days | 19 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 4.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (268 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 | 21% | 134% | 36% | 163% | 86% | 161% | 149% | 58% | 69% | 51% | 144% | 76% |
| 2021 | 185% | 13% | 319% | 154% | 105% | 88% | 82% | 128% | 84% | 84% | 89% | 131% |
| 2022 | 77% | 524% | 124% | 143% | 141% | 110% | 90% | 96% | 89% | 203% | 119% | 127% |
| 2023 | 147% | 383% | 87% | 45% | 90% | 113% | 143% | 133% | 157% | 60% | 185% | 111% |
| 2024 | 200% | 42% | 62% | 74% | 124% | 167% | 58% | 143% | 89% | 73% | 168% | 93% |
| 2025 | 108% | 59% | 79% | 215% | 138% | 89% | 73% | 143% | 156% | 75% | 203% | 112% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Berkelah falls
Malaysia
- —Height
- 0.77 m³/sAverage flow
- Dec–JanBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q5788609) · 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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