India 
In numbers.
Oct–Dec
Best months
271m
Elevation
The water at Kutladampatti Falls, month by month
It roars from October to November.
The fullest months: from October to November. The thinnest: from January to April and from June to July.
- 17%Jan
- 3%Feb
- 2%Mar
- 8%Apr
- 25%May
- 21%Jun
- 21%Jul
- 27%Aug
- 41%Sep
- 85%Oct
- 100%Nov
- 54%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from October to December.
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.
- Vadipattinearest town · 8.0 km in a straight line
- Madurai Airport (IXM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 34 km in a straight lineCar hire at COK airport (Kochi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From October to Decemberbest 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
- —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
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmBox Fine Rooms
- —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
- Vadipatti8.0 km in a straight line
- Pālamedu11 km in a straight line
- Ammainaickanur12 km in a straight line
- Alangānallūr12 km in a straight line
- Sholavandan14 km in a straight line
- Samayanallūr17 km in a straight line
- Nilakottai19 km in a straight line
- Paravai19 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 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
| Night °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 9 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 101 | 57 | 72 | 89 | 115 | 196 | 177 | 60 |
| Wet days | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 7.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (271 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 | 36% | 19% | 11% | 83% | 61% | 126% | 163% | 95% | 101% | 148% | 125% | 240% |
| 2021 | 2,228% | 40% | 52% | 111% | 89% | 142% | 129% | 114% | 168% | 105% | 182% | 82% |
| 2022 | 236% | 68% | 129% | 247% | 97% | 163% | 269% | 173% | 72% | 108% | 93% | 200% |
| 2023 | 85% | 152% | 188% | 191% | 97% | 89% | 99% | 123% | 108% | 81% | 141% | 196% |
| 2024 | 314% | 26% | 7% | 35% | 160% | 164% | 72% | 174% | 19% | 134% | 63% | 253% |
| 2025 | 239% | 68% | 187% | 199% | 113% | 57% | 36% | 92% | 97% | 99% | 96% | 81% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Kutladampatti Falls
India
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Oct–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q38195) · 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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