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Sohra (Cherrapunji) in February

The rain capital’s cliff country of falls and caves.

Quick answer. Dry and cool. Trails and caves at their most accessible. For Sohra (Cherrapunji) specifically, February is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.

Misty cliff landscape, representative of Sohra
February in Sohra (Cherrapunji)

The essentials

From Shillong
About 54km
Falls
Nohkalikai, Seven Sisters, Dainthlen, Wei Sawdong
Caves
Mawsmai and Arwah nearby
Season
Jun-Sep for volume, Nov-Feb for access
Month
February, Meghalaya
This month
Dry and cool.

Why February here

Nohkalikai, Seven Sisters, Dainthlen and the caves: Sohra is the reason monsoon exists in travel lore.

Sohra (officially the same place as Cherrapunji) hangs on the plateau edge above the Bangladesh plains, one of the wettest inhabited places on earth. The cliff country packs in the big falls: Nohkalikai, Nohsngithiang (Seven Sisters), Dainthlen, and Wei Sawdong down the steps.

What to do

Nohkalikai overlook

India’s tallest plunge waterfall (about 340m) off one edge.

Seven Sisters

The seven-segmented falls on the cliff wall.

Wei Sawdong

The tiered turquoise pools at the bamboo stairs.

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Sohra (Cherrapunji) in February, planned properly

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