
In numbers.
Jun–Sep
Best months
124m
Elevation
The water at Tinap Saitar, month by month
It roars from July to August.
The fullest months: from July to August. The thinnest: from November to April.
- 1%Jan
- 0%Feb
- 2%Mar
- 10%Apr
- 34%May
- 71%Jun
- 100%Jul
- 88%Aug
- 66%Sep
- 41%Oct
- 16%Nov
- 4%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from June to September.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- Karnaphulinearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 83 km in a straight line
- From June to Septemberbest 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.
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
- Karnaphuli20 km in a straight line
- Tlabung22 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 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
| Night °C | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 8 | 15 | 38 | 123 | 275 | 440 | 524 | 375 | 281 | 178 | 38 | 12 |
| Wet days | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (124 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 | 995% | 50% | 27% | 186% | 164% | 115% | 95% | 84% | 154% | 256% | 198% | 0% |
| 2021 | 7% | 0% | 12% | 50% | 70% | 117% | 104% | 139% | 112% | 121% | 61% | 733% |
| 2022 | 226% | 198% | 27% | 44% | 150% | 119% | 60% | 84% | 135% | 152% | 7% | 174% |
| 2023 | 11% | 0% | 362% | 67% | 47% | 106% | 38% | 209% | 149% | 78% | 280% | 226% |
| 2024 | 77% | 126% | 267% | 37% | 189% | 138% | 98% | 295% | 143% | 126% | 73% | 10% |
| 2025 | 0% | 15% | 60% | 131% | 218% | 117% | 140% | 141% | 145% | 114% | 109% | 158% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q54317624) · 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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