Togo 
In numbers.
0.32m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul–Oct
Best months
611m
Elevation
The water at Kpimé Waterfall, month by month
It roars from June to October.
The fullest months: from June to October. The thinnest: from December to March.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.1 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 0.2 m³/sApr
- 0.3 m³/sMay
- 0.5 m³/sJun
- 0.6 m³/sJul
- 0.5 m³/sAug
- 0.6 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 0.3 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.08 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.62 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
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.
Natural waterfall located in Kpalime
Kpimé Waterfall is a waterfall in Togo.
Getting there.
- Kpaliménearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Parking 350 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Lomé–Tokoin International Airport (LFW)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 115 km in a straight lineCar hire at LFW airport (Lomé)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest 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
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmCascade d'Akakpotoe
- —caves
- —campsites
- 5hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmLa Montagne (chez Karim), Espace Culturel Kékéli, Hôtel Akoss and 2 more
- —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
- Kpalimé12 km in a straight line
- Agou Gadzépé17 km in a straight line
- Adéta17 km in a straight line
- Danyi-Apéyémé22 km in a straight line
- Hohoe25 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 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| Night °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 14 | 28 | 72 | 100 | 134 | 172 | 190 | 139 | 202 | 145 | 32 | 14 |
| Wet days | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (611 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 | 16% | 80% | 113% | 102% | 208% | 158% | 68% | 30% | 73% | 120% | 97% | 128% |
| 2021 | 257% | 51% | 177% | 86% | 48% | 67% | 83% | 117% | 86% | 91% | 168% | 57% |
| 2022 | 206% | 87% | 114% | 163% | 99% | 125% | 77% | 141% | 135% | 139% | 75% | 100% |
| 2023 | 75% | 36% | 94% | 138% | 65% | 117% | 149% | 150% | 158% | 100% | 264% | 37% |
| 2024 | 24% | 58% | 127% | 100% | 103% | 99% | 57% | 63% | 113% | 190% | 24% | 2% |
| 2025 | 33% | 141% | 148% | 86% | 89% | 109% | 67% | 51% | 114% | 84% | 146% | 205% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Kpimé Waterfall
Togo
- —Height
- 0.32 m³/sAverage flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q139986823) · 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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