Palau 
In numbers.
1.1m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
23m
Elevation
The water at Ngatpang Waterfalls, month by month
It roars from June to September.
The fullest months: from June to September.
- 1.1 m³/sJan
- 1.0 m³/sFeb
- 0.9 m³/sMar
- 0.9 m³/sApr
- 1.1 m³/sMay
- 1.3 m³/sJun
- 1.5 m³/sJul
- 1.4 m³/sAug
- 1.3 m³/sSep
- 1.2 m³/sOct
- 1.1 m³/sNov
- 1.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.91 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.5 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from June to September.
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.
Waterfalls of Palau
Ngatpang Waterfalls is a waterfall in Palau.
Getting there.
- Ngchemiangelnearest town · 5.8 km in a straight line
- Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 10 km in a straight line
- From June to Septemberbest 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.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- 2information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —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
- Ngchemiangel5.8 km in a straight line
- Imeong Hamlet8.7 km in a straight line
- Ngchesar Hamlet9.1 km in a straight line
- Ngetkib10 km in a straight line
- Ngerchemai Hamlet12 km in a straight line
- Melekeok Village13 km in a straight line
- Ngermid Hamlet13 km in a straight line
- Koror Town14 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 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Night °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 216 | 197 | 183 | 177 | 279 | 331 | 375 | 303 | 284 | 236 | 239 | 246 |
| Wet days | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Sun h/day | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (23 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 | 73% | 88% | 56% | 108% | 107% | 88% | 58% | 98% | 54% | 115% | 97% | 145% |
| 2021 | 107% | 200% | 162% | 187% | 97% | 52% | 87% | 75% | 106% | 121% | 85% | 142% |
| 2022 | 98% | 116% | 126% | 265% | 97% | 53% | 84% | 77% | 80% | 192% | 77% | 77% |
| 2023 | 182% | 112% | 59% | 73% | 76% | 77% | 119% | 107% | 71% | 64% | 59% | 53% |
| 2024 | 109% | 65% | 35% | 162% | 132% | 78% | 115% | 74% | 98% | 87% | 52% | 115% |
| 2025 | 141% | 136% | 106% | 71% | 82% | 105% | 97% | 165% | 95% | 99% | 123% | 117% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Ngatpang Waterfalls
Palau
- —Height
- 1.1 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q34847772) · 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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