India 
In numbers.
193m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Sep–Dec
Best months
375m
Elevation
The water at Mekedaatu, month by month
It roars from September to November.
The fullest months: from September to November. The thinnest: from January to April.
- 88 m³/sJan
- 22 m³/sFeb
- 21 m³/sMar
- 78 m³/sApr
- 232 m³/sMay
- 277 m³/sJun
- 341 m³/sJul
- 371 m³/sAug
- 553 m³/sSep
- 678 m³/sOct
- 557 m³/sNov
- 308 m³/sDec
From about 21 m³/s in the lowest month to 678 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from September to December.
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.
- Hanūrnearest town · 25 km in a straight line
- Mysore Airport (MYQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 86 km in a straight lineCar hire at BLR airport (Bengaluru)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From September 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.
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 34 m in 2.7 km. Here the river runs about 47 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 kmMayura Sangama Lodges
- —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
- Hanūr25 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 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Night °C | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 2 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 108 | 69 | 93 | 106 | 144 | 145 | 66 | 19 |
| Wet days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (375 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 | — | — | 35% | 84% | 45% | 175% | 178% | 107% | 141% | 106% | 136% | 213% |
| 2021 | — | — | 7% | 118% | 260% | 84% | 198% | 95% | 94% | 125% | 349% | 72% |
| 2022 | — | — | 105% | 105% | 167% | 188% | 149% | 389% | 89% | 128% | 121% | 441% |
| 2023 | — | — | 201% | 49% | 134% | 117% | 81% | 74% | 122% | 54% | 118% | 72% |
| 2024 | — | — | 0% | 2% | 134% | 194% | 77% | 193% | 24% | 170% | 85% | 713% |
| 2025 | — | — | 49% | 65% | 192% | 82% | 52% | 125% | 102% | 96% | 54% | 17% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Mekedaatu
India
- —Height
- 193 m³/sAverage flow
- Sep–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q37415) · 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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