South Africa 
In numbers.
Nov–Feb
Best months
991m
Elevation
The water at Howick Falls, month by month
It roars from December to February.
The fullest months: from December to February. The thinnest: from May to September.
- 100%Jan
- 90%Feb
- 70%Mar
- 45%Apr
- 19%May
- 8%Jun
- 6%Jul
- 9%Aug
- 22%Sep
- 48%Oct
- 73%Nov
- 90%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
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 KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Howick Falls is a waterfall in South Africa.
Getting there.
- Howicknearest town · 5.8 km in a straight line
- Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 21 km in a straight lineCar hire at PZB airport (Pietermaritzburg)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest 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.
What is around.
- 1viewpoints
- —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
- 2campsitesuMngeni Municipality Caravan Park, Falcon Hut
- 11hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmNutmeg Guest House, Jasmine, Halleria and 8 more
- —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
- Howick5.8 km in a straight line
- Hilton7.6 km in a straight line
- Mpophomeni14 km in a straight line
- Albert Falls15 km in a straight line
- Pietermaritzburg18 km in a straight line
- Lidgetton19 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 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Night °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 191 | 153 | 119 | 73 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 69 | 124 | 158 | 182 |
| Wet days | 26 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (991 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 | 57% | 134% | 80% | 169% | 20% | 35% | 73% | 36% | 68% | 98% | 113% | 155% |
| 2021 | 125% | 86% | 101% | 83% | 104% | 148% | 65% | 117% | 180% | 80% | 68% | 135% |
| 2022 | 161% | 117% | 163% | 369% | 338% | 48% | 56% | 48% | 56% | 116% | 119% | 194% |
| 2023 | 115% | 140% | 84% | 36% | 494% | 132% | 89% | 213% | 32% | 162% | 47% | 125% |
| 2024 | 136% | 64% | 109% | 119% | 39% | 97% | 9% | 30% | 196% | 105% | 64% | 80% |
| 2025 | 120% | 141% | 287% | 284% | 33% | 132% | 171% | 37% | 149% | 90% | 108% | 131% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Howick Falls
South Africa
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Nov–FebBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q38525) · 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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