Colombia 
In numbers.
6.2m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Mar–Jun
Best months
122m
Elevation
The water at Caño Paujil, Caquetá, month by month
It roars from March to July.
The fullest months: from March to July.
- 4.8 m³/sJan
- 4.8 m³/sFeb
- 7.1 m³/sMar
- 8.1 m³/sApr
- 8.8 m³/sMay
- 8.1 m³/sJun
- 6.4 m³/sJul
- 4.8 m³/sAug
- 4.1 m³/sSep
- 4.9 m³/sOct
- 5.1 m³/sNov
- 5.3 m³/sDec
From about 4.1 m³/s in the lowest month to 8.8 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to June.
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 Caquetá, Colombia
Caño Paujil, Caquetá is a waterfall in Colombia.
Getting there.
- Fabio Alberto Leon Bentley Airport (MVP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 318 km in a straight lineCar hire at BOG airport (Bogota)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From March to Junebest months to go (estimate)
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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.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmCascada
- —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).
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Night °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 198 | 202 | 286 | 280 | 295 | 258 | 214 | 186 | 182 | 221 | 208 | 216 |
| Wet days | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
| Sun h/day | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (122 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38% | 68% | 90% | 107% | 102% | 125% | 92% | 76% | 118% | 88% | 85% | 71% |
| 2021 | 126% | 79% | 116% | 83% | 80% | 87% | 91% | 85% | 100% | 99% | 70% | 88% |
| 2022 | 50% | 83% | 109% | 125% | 128% | 74% | 162% | 93% | 66% | 81% | 101% | 56% |
| 2023 | 143% | 106% | 75% | 87% | 73% | 45% | 84% | 72% | 77% | 70% | 133% | 119% |
| 2024 | 85% | 158% | 102% | 102% | 144% | 73% | 63% | 76% | 36% | 58% | 113% | 125% |
| 2025 | 81% | 131% | 117% | 119% | 135% | 131% | 61% | 92% | 96% | 62% | 158% | 34% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q23715927) · 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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