Seychelles 
In numbers.
Nov–Feb
Best months
70m
Elevation
The water at Sauzier Waterfall, month by month
It roars in January.
The fullest months: January. The thinnest: from July to August.
- 100%Jan
- 71%Feb
- 51%Mar
- 47%Apr
- 40%May
- 33%Jun
- 22%Jul
- 19%Aug
- 36%Sep
- 47%Oct
- 54%Nov
- 72%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall of Mahé, Seychelles
Sauzier Waterfall is a waterfall in Seychelles.
Getting there.
- Port Glaudnearest town · 0.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 150 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Seychelles International Airport (SEZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 km in a straight lineCar hire at SEZ airport (Victoria)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest 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 338 m in 2.5 km.
What is around.
- 4viewpointsMorne Blanc viewing platform and 3 more
- 4waymarked walking routesTrail No 6 - Morne Blanc, Le Niol-Mare aux Cochons, Casse Dent Trail and 1 more
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- 2information boards and visitor centres
- 22bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmGrand anse mahe waterfall
- —caves
- —campsites
- 108hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmPalms Villa, Treasure Cove Hotel, Roberts Accomodation and 105 more
- 13restaurants 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
- Port Glaud0.6 km in a straight line
- Beau Vallon4.5 km in a straight line
- Bel Ombre4.7 km in a straight line
- Bel Air4.7 km in a straight line
- Saint Louis5.0 km in a straight line
- Mont Fleuri5.6 km in a straight line
- Plaisance5.6 km in a straight line
- Grand'Anse5.8 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 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Night °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 206 | 108 | 106 | 115 | 94 | 80 | 55 | 62 | 108 | 117 | 124 | 164 |
| Wet days | 24 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 |
| Sun h/day | 6.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.8 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (70 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 | 149% | 126% | 106% | 118% | 121% | 144% | 426% | 68% | 45% | 44% | 153% | 91% |
| 2021 | 86% | 81% | 51% | 67% | 151% | 41% | 104% | 79% | 88% | 20% | 81% | 131% |
| 2022 | 171% | 131% | 58% | 67% | 120% | 122% | 70% | 173% | 81% | 31% | 30% | 83% |
| 2023 | 114% | 48% | 46% | 150% | 69% | 77% | 47% | 111% | 291% | 149% | 123% | 308% |
| 2024 | 99% | 113% | 173% | 269% | 210% | 111% | 83% | 180% | 141% | 29% | 120% | 138% |
| 2025 | 86% | 32% | 112% | 25% | 69% | 53% | 55% | 55% | 25% | 24% | 31% | 128% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q109628496) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| 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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