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Nam Tok Sarika

One of the waterfalls of Thailand.

When to go

Sarika Waterfall - Khao Yai National Park
Songpholt · CC BY-SA 4.0

In numbers.

Jul–Oct

Best months

101m

Elevation

The water at Nam Tok Sarika, month by month

It roars in September.

The fullest months: September. The thinnest: from December to April.

  1. 1%Jan
  2. 1%Feb
  3. 4%Mar
  4. 11%Apr
  5. 34%May
  6. 48%Jun
  7. 59%Jul
  8. 71%Aug
  9. 100%Sep
  10. 74%Oct
  11. 29%Nov
  12. 6%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.

Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.

Waterfall in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand

Nam Tok Sarika is a waterfall in Thailand.

Getting there.

  • Nakhon Nayoknearest town · 12 km in a straight line
  • Parking 370 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
  • Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 83 km in a straight lineCar hire at DMK airport (Bangkok)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
  • From July to Octoberbest 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.

Nam Tok Sarika seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The river through the falls
50 m100 m150 m200 mNam Tok Sarika0+0.5 km← upstreamdownstream →

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.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 153 m in 0.9 km. Here the river runs about 144 m below the lower rim of its valley.

What is around.

  • —viewpoints
  • —waymarked walking routes
  • 1car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • —toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmน้ำตกตาดหินกอง
  • —caves
  • 1campsitesNang Rang Waterfall
  • 13hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmToffy Cafe & Resort, Royal Hills Resort, Baan Phu Suay and 10 more
  • 5restaurants 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

  • Nakhon Nayok12 km in a straight line
  • Pak Phli16 km in a straight line
  • Ban Noen Hom18 km in a straight line
  • Ban Khok Mai Lai19 km in a straight line
  • Ban Na21 km in a straight line
  • Mai Khet24 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C303335353231303029302928
Night °C182123242524242424232118
Rain & snow (mm)12134882168178201229306167256
Wet days2381422242426272052
Sun h/day7.77.46.97.26.56.15.64.94.95.67.07.8

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (101 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202010%7%59%88%79%163%108%113%120%188%45%15%
20210%93%42%264%70%76%151%98%119%135%81%145%
2022105%377%182%116%173%62%147%161%156%82%266%40%
202369%94%5%60%65%116%113%100%128%128%149%95%
20243%7%122%19%130%97%147%102%125%104%71%5%
202526%42%108%167%220%99%97%100%144%75%300%85%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Nam Tok Sarika

Thailand

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

Nang Rong waterfall

Thailand

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

See the guide

Nam Tok Heo Suwat

Thailand

  • 20 mHeight
  • 1.9 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

See the guide

Erawan waterfall

Thailand

  • —Height
  • 1.7 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q34676599) · CC0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX 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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