Republic of the Congo Waterfall
Livingstone Falls
One of the waterfalls of Republic of the Congo.
In numbers.
42,000m³/s
Average flow
Apr
Nov–Jan
Best months
301m
Elevation
The water at Livingstone Falls, month by month
It roars from March to April and from November to January.
The fullest months: from March to April and from November to January. The thinnest: from July to September.
- 79%Jan
- 68%Feb
- 79%Mar
- 84%Apr
- 69%May
- 26%Jun
- 6%Jul
- 0%Aug
- 4%Sep
- 34%Oct
- 85%Nov
- 100%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: April and from November 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.
Whitewater rapids on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo
Livingstone Falls is a waterfall in Republic of the Congo.
Getting there.
- Maya-Maya International Airport (BZV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 106 km in a straight line
- April and from November to Januarybest 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).
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Night °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 139 | 141 | 179 | 171 | 131 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 129 | 210 | 195 |
| Wet days | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (301 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 | 213% | 180% | 118% | 123% | 146% | 376% | — | 195% | 106% | 136% | 192% | 145% |
| 2021 | 125% | 111% | 109% | 123% | 74% | 85% | — | 225% | 134% | 88% | 95% | 94% |
| 2022 | 175% | 111% | 207% | 139% | 106% | 82% | — | 43% | 69% | 87% | 149% | 88% |
| 2023 | 119% | 79% | 138% | 164% | 108% | 112% | — | 25% | 72% | 101% | 70% | 107% |
| 2024 | 54% | 91% | 75% | 118% | 49% | 70% | — | 18% | 118% | 70% | 101% | 85% |
| 2025 | 87% | 90% | 66% | 170% | 235% | 300% | — | 14% | 59% | 94% | 91% | 81% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Livingstone Falls
Republic of the Congo
- —Height
- 42,000 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr, Nov–JanBest months
Loufoulakari waterfalls
Republic of the Congo
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Apr, Nov–JanBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q559340) · 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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