
In numbers.
May–Jun
Oct–Nov
Best months
455m
Elevation
The water at Cascata del Mughetto, month by month
It roars from April to June and from August to November.
The fullest months: from April to June and from August to November.
- 43%Jan
- 47%Feb
- 64%Mar
- 80%Apr
- 100%May
- 87%Jun
- 73%Jul
- 76%Aug
- 77%Sep
- 87%Oct
- 97%Nov
- 64%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to June and from October to November.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in Trentino
Cascata del Mughetto is a waterfall on the Rio Carpine, in Italy.
Getting there.
- Meanonearest town · 1.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 800 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Bolzano Airport (BZO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 41 km in a straight lineCar hire at BZO airport (Bolzano)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From May to June 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 420 m in 2.9 km.
What is around.
- 1viewpoints
- 20waymarked walking routesSentiero di Santa Colomba, Sentiero del Giaron, Via Claudia Augusta and 17 more
- 125car parks
- —swimming spots
- 23picnic sites
- 2toilets
- 14information boards and visitor centres
- 10bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmMolin del Diavol
- 1caves
- 4campsitesCamping Moser, Camping Lillà, Area di sosta camper Zuffo and 1 more
- 77hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmHotel America, Agritur Depedri, Accademia and 74 more
- 50restaurants 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
- Meano1.1 km in a straight line
- Lavis3.1 km in a straight line
- Zambana4.6 km in a straight line
- Giovo4.8 km in a straight line
- Verla5.0 km in a straight line
- Civezzano5.3 km in a straight line
- Cadine5.4 km in a straight line
- Trento5.5 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 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Night °C | -3 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 38 | 50 | 57 | 78 | 106 | 97 | 98 | 109 | 92 | 99 | 109 | 58 |
| Wet days | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Sun h/day | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 18 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (455 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 | 27% | 14% | 111% | 47% | 72% | 136% | 86% | 196% | 83% | 198% | 10% | 326% |
| 2021 | 234% | 67% | 27% | 83% | 130% | 55% | 138% | 88% | 84% | 71% | 123% | 45% |
| 2022 | 56% | 49% | 12% | 81% | 66% | 71% | 105% | 85% | 306% | 39% | 60% | 85% |
| 2023 | 103% | 6% | 51% | 86% | 165% | 103% | 152% | 100% | 50% | 153% | 68% | 91% |
| 2024 | 168% | 168% | 153% | 73% | 175% | 167% | 104% | 45% | 205% | 213% | 7% | 59% |
| 2025 | 155% | 62% | 135% | 107% | 121% | 58% | 160% | 170% | 207% | 70% | 137% | 70% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q106540844) · 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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