Madagascar 
In numbers.
0.91m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jan–Apr
Best months
1,155m
Elevation
The water at Mandraka Falls, month by month
It roars from January to March.
The fullest months: from January to March. The thinnest: from September to October.
- 2.2 m³/sJan
- 2.2 m³/sFeb
- 2.1 m³/sMar
- 1.5 m³/sApr
- 1.0 m³/sMay
- 0.8 m³/sJun
- 0.8 m³/sJul
- 0.5 m³/sAug
- 0.3 m³/sSep
- 0.2 m³/sOct
- 0.6 m³/sNov
- 1.4 m³/sDec
From about 0.24 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.2 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from January to April.
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.
Mandraka Falls is a waterfall in Madagascar.
Getting there.
- Ambatolaonanearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Ivato International Airport (TNR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 km in a straight lineCar hire at TNR airport (Antananarivo)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From January to Aprilbest 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 184 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 96 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 1viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- 1picnic 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 kmVallombre Natiora
- 1restaurants 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
- Ambatolaona3.4 km in a straight line
- Manjakandriana14 km in a straight line
- Mantasoa15 km in a straight line
- Sambaina16 km in a straight line
- Antanandava18 km in a straight line
- Miadanandriana20 km in a straight line
- Ambohitseheno20 km in a straight line
- Alarobia21 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 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Night °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 457 | 393 | 390 | 244 | 187 | 184 | 185 | 121 | 93 | 119 | 214 | 368 |
| Wet days | 30 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,155 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 | 102% | 120% | 125% | 425% | 105% | 143% | 125% | 54% | 74% | 113% | 51% | 192% |
| 2021 | 55% | 91% | 77% | 119% | 63% | 80% | 188% | 137% | 116% | 63% | 56% | 79% |
| 2022 | 133% | 78% | 93% | 113% | 95% | 89% | 102% | 63% | 71% | 31% | 75% | 88% |
| 2023 | 106% | 104% | 123% | 104% | 137% | 55% | 69% | 259% | 116% | 119% | 93% | 48% |
| 2024 | 102% | 184% | 144% | 130% | 144% | 79% | 13% | 157% | 65% | 64% | 51% | 36% |
| 2025 | 42% | 136% | 70% | 64% | 123% | 61% | 137% | 184% | 40% | 109% | 102% | 149% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Mandraka Falls
Madagascar
- —Height
- 0.91 m³/sAverage flow
- Jan–AprBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q6748186) · 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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