Portugal 
In numbers.
0.40m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Nov–Feb
Best months
739m
Elevation
The water at Arado Waterfall, month by month
It roars from November to March.
The fullest months: from November to March. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 0.9 m³/sJan
- 0.8 m³/sFeb
- 0.8 m³/sMar
- 0.6 m³/sApr
- 0.4 m³/sMay
- 0.2 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.1 m³/sSep
- 0.6 m³/sOct
- 0.8 m³/sNov
- 0.9 m³/sDec
From about 0.06 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.94 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
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.
Arado Waterfall, Geres Portugal.
Arado Waterfall is a waterfall in Portugal.
Getting there.
- Vieira do Minhonearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Parking 160 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Vila Real Airport (VRL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 61 km in a straight lineCar hire at VGO airport (Vigo)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest 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.
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 273 m in 1.9 km. Here the river runs about 140 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 8viewpointsMiradouro da Cascata do Arado, Miradouro da Pedra Bela, Miradouro Velho da Pedra Bela and 5 more
- 4waymarked walking routesTrilho do Sobreiral da Ermida do Gerês, Prados Caveiros - Ponte do Arado, Trilho dos Currais and 1 more
- 9car parks
- —swimming spots
- 11picnic sites
- —toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 5other named waterfalls within 4 kmCascatas de Fecha de Barjas, Cascata da Rajada, Cascata do Zanganho and 2 more
- 1caves
- 6campsitesParque de Campismo do Vidoeiro, Ermida Gerês Camping, Parque de Campismo de Cerdeira and 3 more
- 56hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmResidencial Bela Vista, Pensão do Rio, Residencial Serrana and 53 more
- 16restaurants 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
- Vieira do Minho10 km in a straight line
- Terras de Bouro15 km in a straight line
- Lobios17 km in a straight line
- Póvoa de Lanhoso20 km in a straight line
- Amares21 km in a straight line
- Caldelas22 km in a straight line
- Sande22 km in a straight line
- Ferreiros22 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 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Night °C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 137 | 93 | 118 | 90 | 62 | 38 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 140 | 138 | 125 |
| Wet days | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 3.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (739 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 | 77% | 30% | 111% | 201% | 113% | 43% | 63% | 219% | 160% | 113% | 119% | 155% |
| 2021 | 92% | 198% | 49% | 100% | 103% | 206% | 35% | 39% | 139% | 61% | 8% | 85% |
| 2022 | 15% | 16% | 74% | 57% | 24% | 118% | 128% | 24% | 130% | 105% | 147% | 165% |
| 2023 | 116% | 7% | 51% | 32% | 80% | 211% | 29% | 17% | 175% | 156% | 109% | 76% |
| 2024 | 81% | 132% | 134% | 70% | 105% | 148% | 95% | 9% | 134% | 103% | 44% | 20% |
| 2025 | 154% | 60% | 97% | 128% | 110% | 20% | 44% | 19% | 75% | 78% | 142% | 117% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Arado Waterfall
Portugal
- —Height
- 0.40 m³/sAverage flow
- Nov–FebBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q9701454) · 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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