France 
In numbers.
Jan
Mar–May
Best months
527m
Elevation
The water at Cascades de la Turasse, month by month
It roars from November to May.
The fullest months: from November to May.
- 95%Jan
- 86%Feb
- 93%Mar
- 100%Apr
- 98%May
- 64%Jun
- 38%Jul
- 30%Aug
- 38%Sep
- 59%Oct
- 90%Nov
- 84%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: January and from March to May.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Cascades de la Turasse is a waterfall in France.
Getting there.
- Villeneuve-d'Olmesnearest town · 7.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 210 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCF airport (Carcassonne)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- January and from March to Maybest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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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.
- 5viewpoints
- 3waymarked walking routesRandonnée à Roquefixade, SC 12 : Roquefixade - Foix, Tour du Pays d'Olmes
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- 3picnic sites
- —toilets
- 2information boards and visitor centres
- 1bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- 1caves
- 2campsitesCamping à la ferme, L'Amaranthe
- 6hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmGite d'étape de Roquefixade, Le Relais des Pogs, Gite d'étape Les Diligences and 3 more
- 2restaurants 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
- Villeneuve-d'Olmes7.3 km in a straight line
- Lavelanet7.7 km in a straight line
- Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat9.3 km in a straight line
- Laroque-d'Olmes9.3 km in a straight line
- Montgaillard10 km in a straight line
- Foix12 km in a straight line
- Mercus-Garrabet14 km in a straight line
- Varilhes15 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 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 9 |
| Night °C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 76 | 60 | 64 | 76 | 82 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 68 | 84 | 67 |
| Wet days | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 2.8 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (527 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 | 89% | 55% | 141% | 143% | 119% | 177% | 83% | 118% | 174% | 201% | 68% | 205% |
| 2021 | 99% | 77% | 29% | 43% | 61% | 139% | 89% | 50% | 155% | 58% | 127% | 123% |
| 2022 | 54% | 34% | 93% | 79% | 37% | 77% | 68% | 86% | 143% | 22% | 115% | 49% |
| 2023 | 96% | 36% | 55% | 61% | 98% | 196% | 86% | 99% | 75% | 90% | 123% | 95% |
| 2024 | 53% | 120% | 124% | 70% | 95% | 104% | 67% | 72% | 160% | 175% | 43% | 76% |
| 2025 | 37% | 17% | 124% | 49% | 44% | 31% | 90% | 93% | 76% | 17% | 47% | 57% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Cascades de la Turasse
France
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Jan, Mar–MayBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q57279170) · 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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