Uganda 
In numbers.
0.09m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Apr–May
Nov–Dec
Best months
1,064m
Elevation
The water at Itanda Falls, month by month
It roars from April to May and in November.
The fullest months: from April to May and November.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.1 m³/sFeb
- 0.1 m³/sMar
- 0.1 m³/sApr
- 0.1 m³/sMay
- 0.1 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.1 m³/sSep
- 0.1 m³/sOct
- 0.1 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.06 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.13 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May and from November to December.
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.
- Buwengenearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Parking 850 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Entebbe International Airport (EBB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 92 km in a straight lineCar hire in KampalaDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to May and from November to Decemberbest 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.
- 1viewpointsKalagala Falls Crossing
- —waymarked walking routes
- 1car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmKalagala Falls
- —caves
- 1campsitesOverland Camp
- 2hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmWildwaters Lodge
- —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
- Buwenge14 km in a straight line
- Kayunga22 km in a straight line
- Njeru22 km in a straight line
- Jinja24 km in a straight line
- Bugembe24 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 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Night °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 72 | 162 | 216 | 162 | 67 | 59 | 89 | 119 | 166 | 183 | 130 |
| Wet days | 14 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 18 |
| Sun h/day | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,064 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 | 172% | 229% | 194% | 82% | 124% | 104% | 69% | 89% | 106% | 97% | 185% | 138% |
| 2021 | 229% | 72% | 66% | 105% | 62% | 35% | 22% | 28% | 81% | 72% | 102% | 77% |
| 2022 | 89% | 48% | 184% | 72% | 95% | 97% | 62% | 88% | 104% | 123% | 144% | 151% |
| 2023 | 46% | 63% | 188% | 133% | 62% | 318% | 55% | 63% | 274% | 160% | 206% | 120% |
| 2024 | 150% | 137% | 106% | 91% | 54% | 136% | 145% | 67% | 130% | 115% | 110% | 75% |
| 2025 | 104% | 143% | 155% | 64% | 141% | 118% | 164% | 95% | 51% | 96% | 89% | 58% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Itanda Falls
Uganda
- —Height
- 0.09 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr–May, Nov–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q60793003) · 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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