Dominica 
In numbers.
0.48m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Aug–Nov
Best months
173m
Elevation
The water at Trafalgar Falls, month by month
It roars from August to November.
The fullest months: from August to November. The thinnest: from February to April.
- 0.4 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 0.3 m³/sApr
- 0.4 m³/sMay
- 0.6 m³/sJun
- 0.8 m³/sJul
- 0.9 m³/sAug
- 1.0 m³/sSep
- 1.1 m³/sOct
- 1.1 m³/sNov
- 0.7 m³/sDec
From about 0.17 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.1 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from August 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.
Waterfall in St George parish, Dominica
Trafalgar Falls is a waterfall in Dominica.
Getting there.
- Roseaunearest town · 4.4 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,690 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Canefield Airport (DCF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at FDF airport (Fort-de-France)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From August to Novemberbest 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 149 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 104 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 3viewpointsView of Trafalgar Falls, Viewpoint for Trafalgar Falls
- —waymarked walking routes
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- 2bus stops within 1 km
- 5other named waterfalls within 4 kmTrafalgar Falls - Mama, Middleham Falls, Trafalgar Falls - Papa and 2 more
- —caves
- —campsites
- 34hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmRoseau Valley Hotel, Vena's Guest House, Springfield Guest House and 31 more
- 8restaurants 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
- Roseau4.4 km in a straight line
- Pont Cassé5.6 km in a straight line
- Massacre5.6 km in a straight line
- Pointe Michel6.9 km in a straight line
- Mahaut7.3 km in a straight line
- Soufrière9.3 km in a straight line
- Berekua9.9 km in a straight line
- Rosalie10 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 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Night °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 61 | 45 | 46 | 75 | 106 | 133 | 157 | 173 | 169 | 199 | 161 | 94 |
| Wet days | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
| Sun h/day | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (173 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 | 84% | 118% | 71% | 15% | 21% | 45% | 76% | 57% | 45% | 119% | 104% | 42% |
| 2021 | 75% | 63% | 105% | 110% | 43% | 110% | 50% | 97% | 30% | 52% | 19% | 35% |
| 2022 | 30% | 77% | 104% | 76% | 78% | 95% | 75% | 67% | 130% | 74% | 88% | 38% |
| 2023 | 93% | 63% | 51% | 56% | 49% | 70% | 120% | 77% | 37% | 123% | 31% | 63% |
| 2024 | 97% | 105% | 82% | 54% | 79% | 50% | 94% | 95% | 104% | 28% | 124% | 101% |
| 2025 | 119% | 129% | 76% | 124% | 102% | 93% | 36% | 55% | 65% | 125% | 44% | 58% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Trafalgar Falls
Dominica
- —Height
- 0.48 m³/sAverage flow
- Aug–NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q23755365) · 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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