Nepal 
In numbers.
Jul–Sep
Best months
1,514m
Elevation
The water at Jhor waterfall, month by month
It roars from July to September.
The fullest months: from July to September. The thinnest: from November to May.
- 0%Jan
- 2%Feb
- 3%Mar
- 6%Apr
- 16%May
- 43%Jun
- 90%Jul
- 100%Aug
- 76%Sep
- 33%Oct
- 9%Nov
- 2%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to September.
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.
- Chapali̇̄ Bhaḍrakāli̇̄nearest town · 5.5 km in a straight line
- Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 km in a straight lineCar hire at KTM airport (Kathmandu)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Septemberbest 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.
- 1viewpointsGurje Bhanjyang(गुर्जे)
- —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
- 13campsitesBikram Karki Resident, Hippie Hill, Площадка для палатки смотреть справа от дороги , подняться наверх and 10 more
- 76hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmNepal Scouts Training Camp, Solukhumbu Nachiring hotel, Solukhumbu sherpa hotel and 73 more
- 64restaurants 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
- Chapali̇̄ Bhaḍrakāli̇̄5.5 km in a straight line
- Kathmandu11 km in a straight line
- Pātan14 km in a straight line
- Ki̇̄rtipur14 km in a straight line
- Madhyapur Thimi15 km in a straight line
- Bhaktapur18 km in a straight line
- Nagarkot22 km in a straight line
- kankrabari Dovan23 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 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
| Night °C | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 9 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 71 | 128 | 219 | 193 | 127 | 37 | 4 | 5 |
| Wet days | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,514 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 | 346% | 116% | 192% | 217% | 118% | 128% | 120% | 60% | 98% | 14% | — | — |
| 2021 | 0% | 18% | 57% | 94% | 183% | 118% | 145% | 148% | 120% | 246% | — | — |
| 2022 | 43% | 229% | 64% | 108% | 182% | 159% | 99% | 98% | 108% | 208% | — | — |
| 2023 | 0% | 27% | 204% | 116% | 98% | 81% | 125% | 143% | 97% | 126% | — | — |
| 2024 | 0% | 15% | 160% | 15% | 92% | 220% | 159% | 113% | 245% | 57% | — | — |
| 2025 | 10% | 11% | 871% | 157% | 149% | 143% | 82% | 108% | 103% | 400% | — | — |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Jhor waterfall
Nepal
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Jul–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q104880312) · 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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