Albania 
In numbers.
0.43m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Mar–Apr
Oct–Nov
Best months
615m
Elevation
The water at Blue Eye, Theth, month by month
It roars from November to April.
The fullest months: from November to April. The thinnest: from July to August.
- 0.9 m³/sJan
- 0.9 m³/sFeb
- 0.9 m³/sMar
- 0.8 m³/sApr
- 0.6 m³/sMay
- 0.4 m³/sJun
- 0.2 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.3 m³/sSep
- 0.6 m³/sOct
- 0.9 m³/sNov
- 0.9 m³/sDec
From about 0.11 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.91 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to April and from October to November.
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 the Albanian alps
Blue Eye, Theth is a waterfall in Albania.
Getting there.
- Nicaj-Shalënearest town · 8.7 km in a straight line
- Parking 970 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (TGD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire at TGD airport (Podgorica)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From March to April and from October to Novemberbest 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 175 m in 1.8 km. Here the river runs about 133 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 3viewpoints
- 2waymarked walking routes7 (The Blue Eye), Red 4 (Maja e Zorgit)
- 2car parks
- 1swimming spots
- 1picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmUjëvara e Gjeçajve
- —caves
- 22campsitesPashko, Free camping, Camping and 19 more
- 119hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmThethi Paradise, "Guesthouse Shenaj ", Guesthouse Gjelaj and 116 more
- 15restaurants 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
- Nicaj-Shalë8.7 km in a straight line
- Nicaj-Shosh13 km in a straight line
- Valbonë15 km in a straight line
- Lekbibaj17 km in a straight line
- Kastrat21 km in a straight line
- Gusinje23 km in a straight line
- Hot25 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 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| Night °C | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 118 | 110 | 114 | 90 | 92 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 96 | 117 | 150 | 134 |
| Wet days | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (615 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 | 37% | 62% | 84% | 65% | 85% | 115% | 77% | 271% | 135% | 151% | 10% | 171% |
| 2021 | 270% | 103% | 77% | 141% | 54% | 40% | 89% | 83% | 113% | 81% | 72% | 167% |
| 2022 | 48% | 92% | 55% | 112% | 56% | 134% | 76% | 80% | 188% | 31% | 168% | 134% |
| 2023 | 173% | 42% | 80% | 108% | 127% | 170% | 75% | 165% | 47% | 69% | 193% | 61% |
| 2024 | 104% | 56% | 108% | 89% | 113% | 78% | 57% | 71% | 199% | 94% | 77% | 118% |
| 2025 | 84% | 41% | 106% | 70% | 93% | 29% | 71% | 100% | 64% | 151% | 177% | 29% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Blue Eye, Theth
Albania
- —Height
- 0.43 m³/sAverage flow
- Mar–Apr, Oct–NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q56124244) · 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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