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Cascata del Mughetto

On the Rio Carpine.

When to go

Cascata del Mughetto 01
Syrio · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

  1. 43%Jan
  2. 47%Feb
  3. 64%Mar
  4. 80%Apr
  5. 100%May
  6. 87%Jun
  7. 73%Jul
  8. 76%Aug
  9. 77%Sep
  10. 87%Oct
  11. 97%Nov
  12. 64%Dec
high water best months to go

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.

Cascata del Mughetto 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 Rio Carpine through the falls
200 m400 m600 mCascata del Mughetto-1 km-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 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C571216202527272217116
Night °C-3-227111618171284-1
Rain & snow (mm)385057781069798109929910958
Wet days66813161616151211108
Sun h/day4.55.66.66.16.17.48.07.26.35.13.63.7
Snow on the ground (cm)18181272000141017

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.

Cascata del Mughetto 02
Syrio · CC BY-SA 4.0

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
202027%14%111%47%72%136%86%196%83%198%10%326%
2021234%67%27%83%130%55%138%88%84%71%123%45%
202256%49%12%81%66%71%105%85%306%39%60%85%
2023103%6%51%86%165%103%152%100%50%153%68%91%
2024168%168%153%73%175%167%104%45%205%213%7%59%
2025155%62%135%107%121%58%160%170%207%70%137%70%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Cascata del Mughetto

Italy

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • May–Jun, Oct–NovBest months

Sardagna waterfall

Italy

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • May–Jun, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

Cascate del Varone

Italy

  • 100 mHeight
  • 0.68 m³/sAverage flow
  • Apr–Jun, NovBest months

See the guide

Cascata del lupo

Italy

  • 36 mHeight
  • 0.42 m³/sAverage flow
  • May–Jun, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q106540844) · 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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