Suriname 
In numbers.
491m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Apr–Jul
Best months
24m
Elevation
The water at Manbari rapids, month by month
It roars from May to July.
The fullest months: from May to July. The thinnest: from October to November.
- 533 m³/sJan
- 641 m³/sFeb
- 615 m³/sMar
- 774 m³/sApr
- 1,007 m³/sMay
- 1,114 m³/sJun
- 973 m³/sJul
- 645 m³/sAug
- 328 m³/sSep
- 151 m³/sOct
- 142 m³/sNov
- 366 m³/sDec
From about 142 m³/s in the lowest month to 1,114 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to July.
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.
Rapids in Suriname
Manbari rapids is a waterfall in Suriname.
Getting there.
- Grand-Santinearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Maripasoula Airport (MPY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 94 km in a straight lineCar hire at PBM airport (Paramaribo)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to Julybest 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.
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).
Towns nearby
- Grand-Santi16 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
| Night °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 196 | 192 | 189 | 278 | 331 | 281 | 215 | 129 | 60 | 71 | 105 | 206 |
| Wet days | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 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 (24 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 | 28% | 18% | 23% | 46% | 52% | 71% | 62% | 130% | 74% | 118% | 128% | 114% |
| 2021 | 121% | 46% | 79% | 105% | 82% | 79% | 125% | 106% | 172% | 116% | 142% | 87% |
| 2022 | 48% | 83% | 127% | 80% | 73% | 83% | 110% | 104% | 70% | 131% | 179% | 88% |
| 2023 | 95% | 113% | 51% | 76% | 84% | 66% | 55% | 70% | 31% | 39% | 72% | 62% |
| 2024 | 41% | 18% | 39% | 52% | 103% | 75% | 62% | 72% | 57% | 62% | 103% | 74% |
| 2025 | 58% | 67% | 68% | 73% | 71% | 114% | 103% | 97% | 42% | 118% | 84% | 58% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Manbari rapids
Suriname
- —Height
- 491 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr–JulBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q34843514) · 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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