India 
In numbers.
1.8m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul
Sep–Nov
Best months
2,068m
Elevation
The water at Pykara, month by month
It roars from July to August and from October to November.
The fullest months: from July to August and from October to November. The thinnest: from January to April.
- 0.7 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.4 m³/sMar
- 1.1 m³/sApr
- 2.8 m³/sMay
- 4.2 m³/sJun
- 5.0 m³/sJul
- 4.6 m³/sAug
- 4.5 m³/sSep
- 6.1 m³/sOct
- 5.0 m³/sNov
- 2.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.25 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.1 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: July and from September to November.
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.
- Naduvattamnearest town · 6.5 km in a straight line
- Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 68 km in a straight lineCar hire at COK airport (Kochi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- July and from September to Novemberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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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 4 m in 2.9 km. Here the river runs about 57 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 1viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 2toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmPykara Waterfalls
- —caves
- —campsites
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmBrookdale Village Resort
- 3restaurants 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
- Naduvattam6.5 km in a straight line
- Shōlūr7.2 km in a straight line
- Ooty12 km in a straight line
- Masinigudi14 km in a straight line
- Kollivāyal14 km in a straight line
- Gudalur15 km in a straight line
- Adigaratti17 km in a straight line
- Kērkandi19 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 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Night °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 4 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 105 | 121 | 125 | 109 | 111 | 160 | 98 | 24 |
| Wet days | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (2,068 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 | — | 32% | 44% | 59% | 57% | 61% | 131% | 125% | 143% | 69% | 145% | 243% |
| 2021 | — | 434% | 95% | 101% | 204% | 72% | 122% | 89% | 111% | 150% | 245% | 135% |
| 2022 | — | 10% | 131% | 142% | 145% | 83% | 145% | 256% | 91% | 88% | 109% | 375% |
| 2023 | — | 68% | 113% | 84% | 105% | 58% | 77% | 45% | 112% | 78% | 171% | 241% |
| 2024 | — | 0% | 1% | 28% | 187% | 127% | 119% | 124% | 36% | 143% | 90% | 492% |
| 2025 | — | 0% | 153% | 129% | 196% | 82% | 59% | 72% | 70% | 105% | 54% | 60% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Pykara
India
- —Height
- 1.8 m³/sAverage flow
- Jul, Sep–NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q38198) · 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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