India 
In numbers.
1.3m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul–Sep
Best months
497m
Elevation
The water at Kune Falls, month by month
It roars from July to August.
The fullest months: from July to August. The thinnest: from November to May.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.1 m³/sFeb
- 0.1 m³/sMar
- 0.1 m³/sApr
- 0.1 m³/sMay
- 2.9 m³/sJun
- 6.2 m³/sJul
- 6.2 m³/sAug
- 4.4 m³/sSep
- 1.9 m³/sOct
- 0.6 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.05 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.2 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to September.
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.
Getting there.
- Lonavlanearest town · 2.8 km in a straight line
- Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire at PNQ airport (Pune)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Septemberbest months to go (estimate)
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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 355 m in 3.5 km. Here the river runs about 122 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- 2waymarked walking routesDuke's Nose, Canyon valley
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmValvan Waterfall
- —caves
- —campsites
- 33hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmMayur Retreat , Lupin Learning, Fariyas Resort, Lagoona and 30 more
- 10restaurants 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
- Lonavla2.8 km in a straight line
- Khopoli4.5 km in a straight line
- Maval6.7 km in a straight line
- Karjat18 km in a straight line
- Khadkale18 km in a straight line
- Rees24 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 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 535 | 834 | 606 | 376 | 104 | 17 | 5 |
| Wet days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 8.8 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (497 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 | — | — | — | — | 34% | 87% | 93% | 199% | 97% | 173% | 4% | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | 1,514% | 123% | 126% | 62% | 152% | 70% | 291% | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | — | 39% | 63% | 150% | 95% | 139% | 181% | 4% | — |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | 53% | 85% | 169% | 37% | 129% | 24% | 179% | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | 183% | 78% | 163% | 104% | 128% | 187% | 4% | — |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | 1,876% | 116% | 90% | 128% | 162% | 140% | 121% | — |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q38752) · 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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