Soil moisture determinations are of considerable importance to estimate the need for irrigation and to determine the amount of water to apply. There is a constant demand for a method to determine soil moisture content for irrigation purposes that is at one time reliable, rapid and inexpensive. The multiple-weighing method presented in this work was developed independently from the method proposed years ago by PAPADAKIS. It offers a few advantages over the method of PAPADAKIS which are discussed in detail. A comparison was made between the multiple-weighing method and the usual oven-drying method, for the determination of soil moisture of different soils. The data was statistically analysed. No significant difference was found between methods. A correlation coefficient of 0,99 was found between the two methods for each of the three soils.