Thailand 
In numbers.
2.4m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul–Oct
Best months
279m
Elevation
The water at Nam Tok Huai Mae Khamin, month by month
It roars from July to October.
The fullest months: from July to October. The thinnest: from December to April.
- 0.4 m³/sJan
- 0.4 m³/sFeb
- 0.7 m³/sMar
- 1.1 m³/sApr
- 2.7 m³/sMay
- 3.8 m³/sJun
- 5.1 m³/sJul
- 5.6 m³/sAug
- 6.3 m³/sSep
- 5.4 m³/sOct
- 2.5 m³/sNov
- 0.9 m³/sDec
From about 0.42 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.3 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
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.
Nam Tok Huai Mae Khamin is a waterfall in Thailand.
Getting there.
- Si Sawatnearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- Dawei Airport (TVY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 103 km in a straight lineCar hire at DMK airport (Bangkok)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest 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 90 m in 1.5 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
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 6other named waterfalls within 4 kmน้ำตกห้วยแม่ขมิ้น ชั้น 6, น้ำตกห้วยแม่ขมิ้น ชั้น 7, น้ำตกห้วยแม่ขมิ้น ชั้น 4 and 3 more
- —caves
- 2campsites
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- 2restaurants 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
- Si Sawat15 km in a straight line
- Ban Lin Thin21 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 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Night °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 9 | 11 | 46 | 69 | 163 | 172 | 220 | 216 | 237 | 180 | 32 | 6 |
| Wet days | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (279 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 | 0% | 6% | 27% | 129% | 61% | 93% | 92% | 92% | 154% | 245% | 134% | 9% |
| 2021 | 0% | 105% | 85% | 263% | 89% | 82% | 170% | 105% | 155% | 160% | 92% | 38% |
| 2022 | 93% | 916% | 239% | 163% | 169% | 97% | 91% | 137% | 137% | 149% | 186% | 38% |
| 2023 | 0% | 327% | 6% | 20% | 62% | 86% | 154% | 124% | 124% | 145% | 175% | 109% |
| 2024 | 53% | 6% | 59% | 14% | 130% | 106% | 167% | 98% | 95% | 137% | 88% | 14% |
| 2025 | 0% | 136% | 41% | 203% | 163% | 74% | 102% | 60% | 128% | 91% | 370% | 29% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Nam Tok Huai Mae Khamin
Thailand
- —Height
- 2.4 m³/sAverage flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q34846121) · 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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