India 
In numbers.
49m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Aug
Oct
Best months
212m
Elevation
The water at Vazhachal Falls, month by month
It roars from June to October.
The fullest months: from June to October. The thinnest: from January to April.
- 14 m³/sJan
- 5.4 m³/sFeb
- 8.6 m³/sMar
- 22 m³/sApr
- 65 m³/sMay
- 131 m³/sJun
- 152 m³/sJul
- 138 m³/sAug
- 118 m³/sSep
- 151 m³/sOct
- 114 m³/sNov
- 50 m³/sDec
From about 5.4 m³/s in the lowest month to 152 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from June to August and October.
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.
- Koovappadynearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Parking 150 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Cochin International Airport (COK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 27 km in a straight lineCar hire at COK airport (Kochi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From June to August and Octoberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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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 69 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 54 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 1car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmAthirappilly and Vazhachal Waterfalls, Charpa Waterfall
- —caves
- —campsites
- 10hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmPlantation Valley Farm Resort, Rainforest Resort, Femina Hotel and 7 more
- 1restaurants 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
- Koovappady20 km in a straight line
- Kuttampuzha23 km in a straight line
- Martūru23 km in a straight line
- Chelamartam24 km in a straight line
- Perumpāvūr24 km in a straight line
- Kizhakkumbāgam25 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 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Night °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 8 | 15 | 37 | 79 | 162 | 243 | 227 | 194 | 172 | 249 | 140 | 32 |
| Wet days | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 6 |
| Sun h/day | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (212 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 | 48% | 45% | 58% | 66% | 68% | 77% | 147% | 133% | 158% | 124% | 116% | 273% |
| 2021 | 1,520% | 77% | 103% | 96% | 163% | 79% | 112% | 118% | 126% | 140% | 221% | 151% |
| 2022 | 240% | 49% | 158% | 228% | 134% | 81% | 161% | 191% | 84% | 75% | 128% | 344% |
| 2023 | 121% | 63% | 126% | 134% | 62% | 63% | 95% | 49% | 149% | 99% | 169% | 345% |
| 2024 | 535% | 4% | 16% | 38% | 196% | 89% | 142% | 131% | 51% | 109% | 89% | 400% |
| 2025 | 204% | 13% | 170% | 173% | 178% | 110% | 94% | 84% | 82% | 99% | 72% | 97% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Vazhachal Falls
India
- —Height
- 49 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–Aug, OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q7917602) · 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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