Malaysia 
In numbers.
Oct–Jan
Best months
201m
Elevation
The water at Kanching Falls, month by month
It roars from October to January.
The fullest months: from October to January.
- 83%Jan
- 57%Feb
- 54%Mar
- 66%Apr
- 55%May
- 42%Jun
- 40%Jul
- 44%Aug
- 53%Sep
- 76%Oct
- 99%Nov
- 100%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from October to January.
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.
- Templer Bestarinearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 540 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (SZB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 21 km in a straight lineCar hire at KUL airport (Sepang)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From October to Januarybest 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.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 227 m in 1.1 km.
What is around.
- 2viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 7car parks
- —swimming spots
- 7picnic sites
- 3toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- 2bus stops within 1 km
- 3other named waterfalls within 4 kmTempler Waterfall (Lower Tier), Templer Waterfall (Upper Tier), Air Terjun Komanwel
- —caves
- 3campsitesTaman Eko-Rimba Komanwel
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- 2restaurants 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
- Templer Bestari2.3 km in a straight line
- Rawang5.3 km in a straight line
- Serendah7.2 km in a straight line
- Selayang Baru Utara7.4 km in a straight line
- Kuang8.7 km in a straight line
- Batu Caves9.9 km in a straight line
- Kepong10 km in a straight line
- Bandar Country Homes10 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Night °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 229 | 159 | 194 | 244 | 170 | 142 | 156 | 173 | 200 | 278 | 322 | 290 |
| Wet days | 20 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Sun h/day | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (201 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
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 | 44% | 94% | 73% | 116% | 112% | 175% | 199% | 58% | 112% | 53% | 126% | 122% |
| 2021 | 181% | 12% | 237% | 114% | 169% | 115% | 97% | 142% | 111% | 76% | 98% | 235% |
| 2022 | 97% | 263% | 140% | 91% | 134% | 165% | 84% | 117% | 87% | 148% | 131% | 175% |
| 2023 | 126% | 223% | 120% | 51% | 108% | 115% | 145% | 136% | 118% | 88% | 127% | 180% |
| 2024 | 185% | 58% | 90% | 83% | 153% | 193% | 79% | 154% | 94% | 92% | 147% | 141% |
| 2025 | 127% | 73% | 87% | 163% | 131% | 74% | 56% | 132% | 134% | 64% | 161% | 175% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Kanching Falls
Malaysia
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Oct–JanBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q6361061) · 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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