Pakistan 
In numbers.
Mar–May
Aug
Best months
2,373m
Elevation
The water at Jarogo Waterfall, month by month
It roars from March to April.
The fullest months: from March to April. The thinnest: from October to January.
- 21%Jan
- 63%Feb
- 99%Mar
- 100%Apr
- 56%May
- 30%Jun
- 47%Jul
- 57%Aug
- 37%Sep
- 23%Oct
- 17%Nov
- 13%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to May and August.
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.
- Kakad Wari Dir Uppernearest town · 17 km in a straight line
- Chitral Airport (CJL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 95 km in a straight lineCar hire in IslamabadDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From March to May and Augustbest 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.
- —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
- Kakad Wari Dir Upper17 km in a straight line
- Dursh Khela24 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 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Night °C | -7 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 43 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 39 | 41 | 89 | 85 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 28 |
| Wet days | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (2,373 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 | 181% | 89% | 353% | 238% | 336% | 243% | 122% | 246% | 331% | 490% | 398% | 256% |
| 2021 | 87% | 51% | 194% | 94% | 186% | 101% | 247% | 127% | 256% | 330% | 15% | 125% |
| 2022 | 278% | 54% | 60% | 42% | 122% | 169% | 195% | 304% | 186% | 81% | 257% | 46% |
| 2023 | 231% | 69% | 65% | 148% | 272% | 160% | 267% | 110% | 127% | 122% | 172% | 25% |
| 2024 | 88% | 98% | 218% | 308% | 62% | 166% | 236% | 202% | 90% | 180% | 85% | 11% |
| 2025 | 83% | 115% | 115% | 68% | 153% | 160% | 165% | 150% | 118% | 89% | 68% | 113% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Jarogo Waterfall
Pakistan
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Mar–May, AugBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q55614939) · 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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