India 
In numbers.
4.5m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Oct–Dec
Best months
35m
Elevation
The water at Thirparappu Waterfalls, month by month
It roars from October to November.
The fullest months: from October to November. The thinnest: from January to April.
- 2.7 m³/sJan
- 1.0 m³/sFeb
- 1.2 m³/sMar
- 2.8 m³/sApr
- 5.3 m³/sMay
- 6.6 m³/sJun
- 5.9 m³/sJul
- 4.5 m³/sAug
- 6.0 m³/sSep
- 12 m³/sOct
- 14 m³/sNov
- 7.4 m³/sDec
From about 1.0 m³/s in the lowest month to 14 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from October to December.
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.
- Triparappunearest town · 0.8 km in a straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 39 km in a straight lineCar hire at COK airport (Kochi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From October to Decemberbest 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 31 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 43 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information 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
- Triparappu0.8 km in a straight line
- Kadayal2.0 km in a straight line
- Arumanai3.2 km in a straight line
- Manjalumoodu4.5 km in a straight line
- Muzhucode4.8 km in a straight line
- Kulasegaram5.3 km in a straight line
- Temanūr6.6 km in a straight line
- Ayakod6.7 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 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Night °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 13 | 16 | 42 | 90 | 136 | 136 | 110 | 85 | 137 | 246 | 220 | 61 |
| Wet days | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 8 |
| Sun h/day | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (35 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 | 131% | 57% | 18% | 46% | 92% | 63% | 66% | 83% | 122% | 30% | 121% | 133% |
| 2021 | 3,391% | 9% | 87% | 56% | 211% | 36% | 90% | 61% | 75% | 123% | 200% | 126% |
| 2022 | 579% | 128% | 64% | 140% | 65% | 34% | 51% | 132% | 22% | 58% | 70% | 162% |
| 2023 | 129% | 106% | 43% | 61% | 85% | 24% | 47% | 37% | 101% | 107% | 120% | 564% |
| 2024 | 178% | 77% | 56% | 32% | 167% | 81% | 67% | 115% | 55% | 58% | 76% | 162% |
| 2025 | 207% | 48% | 207% | 99% | 99% | 87% | 58% | 49% | 52% | 99% | 106% | 15% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Thirparappu Waterfalls
India
- —Height
- 4.5 m³/sAverage flow
- Oct–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q37924) · 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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