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Camaya Falls

One of the waterfalls of Philippines.

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Camaya Falls seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30

In numbers.

Jul–Oct

Best months

108m

Elevation

The water at Camaya Falls, month by month

It roars from July to September.

The fullest months: from July to September. The thinnest: from December to May.

  1. 7%Jan
  2. 3%Feb
  3. 2%Mar
  4. 2%Apr
  5. 16%May
  6. 50%Jun
  7. 78%Jul
  8. 100%Aug
  9. 92%Sep
  10. 59%Oct
  11. 31%Nov
  12. 18%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.

Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.

Three waterfalls located in Camaya Coast, Philippines

Camaya Falls is a waterfall in Philippines.

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Seen from the sky.

8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.

Camaya Falls seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The river through the falls
0 m50 m100 mCamaya Falls-0.5 km0+0.5 km+1 km+1.5 km← upstreamdownstream →

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 111 m in 2.4 km.

What is around.

  • —viewpoints
  • —waymarked walking routes
  • —car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • 1toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • —other named waterfalls within 4 km
  • —caves
  • 2campsitesLaki Beach, Mawakis Cove
  • 4hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmTalain Travellers Lodge, Margie's Place, Camaya Coast Hotel and 1 more
  • 1restaurants 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

  • Mariveles7.8 km in a straight line
  • Saysain11 km in a straight line
  • Bagac15 km in a straight line
  • Banawang17 km in a straight line
  • Cabcaben18 km in a straight line
  • Parang19 km in a straight line
  • Limay22 km in a straight line
  • Orion24 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C282931333230282828292928
Night °C222324262727262626252524
Rain & snow (mm)31333341180381467539426232136111
Wet days66682127292927231815
Sun h/day6.87.88.69.48.06.44.94.15.36.16.46.0

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (108 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020112%372%515%474%67%145%60%52%71%348%455%284%
2021270%122%119%74%27%65%137%42%105%154%56%59%
202294%94%162%236%117%71%72%118%97%256%82%82%
2023359%60%35%296%65%79%115%52%71%84%77%69%
202458%17%97%35%100%62%141%60%113%218%60%140%
2025155%186%115%93%113%143%171%59%119%148%218%90%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Camaya Falls

Philippines

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

Kaytitinga Falls

Philippines

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

See the guide

Hinulugang Taktak

Philippines

  • —Height
  • 0.53 m³/sAverage flow
  • Sep–DecBest months

See the guide

Matang Tubig

Philippines

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Oct–JanBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q38320) · CC0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX 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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