Germany 
In numbers.
Apr–May
Jul–Aug
Best months
247m
Elevation
The water at Amsel Falls, month by month
It roars from January to August.
The fullest months: from January to August.
- 88%Jan
- 86%Feb
- 100%Mar
- 84%Apr
- 81%May
- 76%Jun
- 84%Jul
- 85%Aug
- 73%Sep
- 69%Oct
- 67%Nov
- 58%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May and from July to August.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- Hohnsteinnearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
- Parking 840 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Dresden Airport (DRS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 28 km in a straight lineCar hire at DRS airport (Dresden)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to May and from July to Augustbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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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.
What is around.
- 35viewpointsKanapee, Felsenburg, Ferdinandaussicht and 32 more
- 23waymarked walking routesRundweg Roter Punkt (Meißen - Schmilka), Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost), Sebnitztalweg and 20 more
- 49car parks
- —swimming spots
- 27picnic sites
- 9toilets
- 146information boards and visitor centres
- 2bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmAmselfall, Linsenfall
- 9caves
- 16campsitesCampinggelegenheit an der Ochelbaude, Ebenheit, Elbblick and 13 more
- 223hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmPension Schrägers Gasthaus, Ferienhaus Stern, Haus Laasenstein and 220 more
- 45restaurants 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
- Hohnstein2.9 km in a straight line
- Stadt Wehlen3.4 km in a straight line
- Porschdorf5.0 km in a straight line
- Lohmen5.3 km in a straight line
- Struppen5.9 km in a straight line
- Königstein6.3 km in a straight line
- Rathmannsdorf6.7 km in a straight line
- Kurort Gohrisch7.0 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 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Night °C | -5 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 63 | 44 | 50 | 38 | 66 | 75 | 89 | 83 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Wet days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Sun h/day | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (247 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 | 53% | 241% | 86% | 19% | 109% | 164% | 43% | 148% | 102% | 188% | 29% | 41% |
| 2021 | 122% | 107% | 85% | 119% | 162% | 124% | 126% | 135% | 46% | 43% | 101% | 101% |
| 2022 | 86% | 160% | 24% | 132% | 64% | 148% | 42% | 115% | 124% | 55% | 80% | 74% |
| 2023 | 86% | 138% | 156% | 171% | 37% | 90% | 60% | 162% | 46% | 157% | 187% | 183% |
| 2024 | 92% | 202% | 42% | 97% | 100% | 92% | 76% | 101% | 221% | 64% | 94% | 74% |
| 2025 | 91% | 38% | 60% | 73% | 95% | 73% | 120% | 58% | 129% | 118% | 76% | 47% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Amsel Falls
Germany
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Apr–May, Jul–AugBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q174109) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| 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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