India 
In numbers.
Jul–Oct
Best months
226m
Elevation
The water at Kakolat, month by month
It roars from July to September.
The fullest months: from July to September. The thinnest: from November to May.
- 1%Jan
- 1%Feb
- 1%Mar
- 1%Apr
- 4%May
- 32%Jun
- 85%Jul
- 100%Aug
- 84%Sep
- 40%Oct
- 12%Nov
- 2%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
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.
- Rajaulinearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Gaya Airport (GAY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 69 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCU airport (Kolkata)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest 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.
- —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
- Rajauli14 km in a straight line
- Bhadauni22 km in a straight line
- Nawāda22 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 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 |
| Night °C | 8 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 10 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 171 | 293 | 257 | 190 | 66 | 4 | 4 |
| Wet days | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 6.0 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (226 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 | 141% | 138% | 468% | 180% | 135% | 134% | 107% | 88% | 122% | 116% | — | — |
| 2021 | 2% | 20% | 38% | 22% | 450% | 196% | 110% | 93% | 120% | 194% | — | — |
| 2022 | 126% | 264% | 0% | 14% | 87% | 65% | 42% | 103% | 76% | 133% | — | — |
| 2023 | 0% | 0% | 224% | 147% | 44% | 66% | 60% | 103% | 138% | 197% | — | — |
| 2024 | 7% | 175% | 221% | 15% | 85% | 58% | 84% | 133% | 163% | 67% | — | — |
| 2025 | 0% | 38% | 86% | 225% | 147% | 161% | 112% | 92% | 91% | 186% | — | — |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Kakolat
India
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q38316) · 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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