Portugal 
In numbers.
0.52m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Nov–Feb
Best months
720m
Elevation
The water at Cascata da Portela do Homem, month by month
It roars from November to March.
The fullest months: from November to March. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 1.2 m³/sJan
- 0.9 m³/sFeb
- 0.9 m³/sMar
- 0.8 m³/sApr
- 0.5 m³/sMay
- 0.3 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.1 m³/sSep
- 0.8 m³/sOct
- 1.1 m³/sNov
- 1.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.08 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.2 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.
Waterfall
Cascata da Portela do Homem is a waterfall in Portugal.
Getting there.
- Lobiosnearest town · 8.6 km in a straight line
- Vigo Airport (VGO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 63 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
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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 190 m in 3.5 km. Here the river runs about 75 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 2viewpoints
- 4waymarked walking routesTrilho dos Prados da Messe, Trilho das Minas dos Carris, Prados Caveiros - Ponte do Arado and 1 more
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- 5information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmCascata das Lagoas da Mata da Albergaria
- —caves
- 2campsitesParque de Campismo de Cerdeira
- 9hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmAbrigo da Geira, Casa dos Gatinhos, Albergaria Stop and 6 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
- Lobios8.6 km in a straight line
- Entrimo14 km in a straight line
- Terras de Bouro18 km in a straight line
- Vieira do Minho19 km in a straight line
- San Pedro de Muiños21 km in a straight line
- Mozelos23 km in a straight line
- Ponte da Barca24 km in a straight line
- Arcos de Valdevez25 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 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Night °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 143 | 95 | 122 | 95 | 68 | 44 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 152 | 144 | 138 |
| Wet days | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Sun h/day | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 (720 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 | 76% | 37% | 103% | 184% | 97% | 62% | 29% | 202% | 143% | 97% | 102% | 205% |
| 2021 | 107% | 226% | 48% | 93% | 115% | 178% | 48% | 56% | 129% | 64% | 14% | 94% |
| 2022 | 21% | 22% | 69% | 60% | 34% | 136% | 57% | 39% | 136% | 121% | 157% | 163% |
| 2023 | 131% | 12% | 60% | 41% | 81% | 197% | 39% | 37% | 204% | 150% | 128% | 91% |
| 2024 | 78% | 179% | 143% | 78% | 132% | 120% | 89% | 14% | 176% | 104% | 44% | 32% |
| 2025 | 161% | 70% | 79% | 135% | 108% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 75% | 69% | 151% | 108% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Cascata da Portela do Homem
Portugal
- —Height
- 0.52 m³/sAverage flow
- Nov–FebBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q9701426) · 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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