
In numbers.
0.07m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Feb–May
Best months
1,193m
Elevation
The water at Abgarm Waterfall, month by month
It roars from March to April.
The fullest months: from March to April, with the snowmelt. The thinnest: from June to January.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.3 m³/sMar
- 0.3 m³/sApr
- 0.1 m³/sMay
- 0.0 m³/sJun
- 0.0 m³/sJul
- 0.0 m³/sAug
- 0.0 m³/sSep
- 0.0 m³/sOct
- 0.0 m³/sNov
- 0.0 m³/sDec
From about 0.01 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.33 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from February to May.
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 Iran
Abgarm Waterfall is a waterfall in Iran.
Getting there.
- Tabādakānnearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Mashhad International Airport (MHD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 48 km in a straight line
- From February to Maybest 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 176 m in 2.7 km. Here the river runs about 129 m below the lower rim of its valley.
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
- Tabādakān14 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 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 8 |
| Night °C | -5 | -4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 22 | 30 | 44 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 15 |
| Wet days | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,193 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 | 231% | 103% | 206% | 271% | 160% | — | — | — | — | 4% | 102% | 179% |
| 2021 | 73% | 51% | 81% | 17% | 87% | — | — | — | — | 8% | 55% | 79% |
| 2022 | 106% | 104% | 29% | 70% | 234% | — | — | — | — | 61% | 82% | 66% |
| 2023 | 29% | 76% | 44% | 2% | 64% | — | — | — | — | 152% | 50% | 19% |
| 2024 | 71% | 131% | 89% | 114% | 509% | — | — | — | — | 235% | 75% | 58% |
| 2025 | 34% | 108% | 86% | 59% | 5% | — | — | — | — | 0% | 3% | 431% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q5680406) · 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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