Pakistan 
In numbers.
2.9m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Mar–Jun
Best months
2,410m
Elevation
The water at Manthokha Waterfall, month by month
It roars in April.
The fullest months: April, with the snowmelt. The thinnest: from August to January.
- 1.9 m³/sJan
- 2.6 m³/sFeb
- 5.3 m³/sMar
- 8.3 m³/sApr
- 5.2 m³/sMay
- 3.6 m³/sJun
- 2.7 m³/sJul
- 2.3 m³/sAug
- 1.4 m³/sSep
- 0.7 m³/sOct
- 0.6 m³/sNov
- 0.4 m³/sDec
From about 0.42 m³/s in the lowest month to 8.3 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to June.
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.
- Toltinearest town · 9.8 km in a straight line
- Skardu International Airport (KDU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight lineCar hire in IslamabadDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From March to Junebest 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 219 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 391 m below the lower rim of its valley.
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 kmKMG Gateway Hotel & Restaurant Madhupur
- —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
- Tolti9.8 km in a straight line
- Yougu20 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 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| Night °C | -9 | -7 | -1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 | -5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 17 |
| Wet days | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 5.0 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 23 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (2,410 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 | 311% | 24% | 184% | 84% | 95% | 134% | 46% | 236% | 48% | 21% | 165% | 199% |
| 2021 | 235% | 41% | 170% | 164% | 101% | 90% | 144% | 35% | 121% | 564% | 8% | 89% |
| 2022 | 237% | 115% | 28% | 44% | 107% | 244% | 220% | 81% | 97% | 161% | 229% | 59% |
| 2023 | 205% | 61% | 69% | 186% | 210% | 124% | 289% | 34% | 106% | 310% | 148% | 24% |
| 2024 | 31% | 162% | 192% | 212% | 39% | 75% | 82% | 146% | 104% | 54% | 32% | 113% |
| 2025 | 28% | 125% | 107% | 133% | 154% | 48% | 137% | 161% | 199% | 172% | 22% | 52% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Manthokha Waterfall
Pakistan
- —Height
- 2.9 m³/sAverage flow
- Mar–JunBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q22053009) · 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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