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Cascata delle Ninfe

One of the waterfalls of Italy.

When to go

Cascata delle Ninfe02
Asia · CC BY-SA 4.0

In numbers.

Apr–May
Oct–Nov

Best months

1,206m

Elevation

The water at Cascata delle Ninfe, month by month

It roars from November to April.

The fullest months: from November to April. The thinnest: from July to August.

  1. 95%Jan
  2. 90%Feb
  3. 89%Mar
  4. 76%Apr
  5. 55%May
  6. 32%Jun
  7. 18%Jul
  8. 11%Aug
  9. 34%Sep
  10. 60%Oct
  11. 99%Nov
  12. 100%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May 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.

Cascata delle Ninfe is a waterfall in Italy.

Getting there.

  • Civitella Alfedenanearest town · 2.9 km in a straight line
  • Parking 2,840 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
  • Abruzzo Airport (PSR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 78 km in a straight lineCar hire at PSR airport (Pescara)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
  • From April to May 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 delle Ninfe 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 river through the falls
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 mCascata delle Ninfe-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.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 750 m in 3.1 km. Here the river runs about 366 m below the lower rim of its valley.

What is around.

  • 3viewpointsCascata
  • 11waymarked walking routes
  • 2car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • —toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmCascata delle Tre Cannelle
  • —caves
  • 5campsitesParcheggio Oasi del Lago, Camping Colle Ciglio, Il Vecchio Mulino and 2 more
  • 18hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmDe Sanctis, Albergo La Torre, Il Rifugio nel Parco and 15 more
  • 11restaurants 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

  • Civitella Alfedena2.9 km in a straight line
  • Villetta Barrea3.1 km in a straight line
  • Opi6.9 km in a straight line
  • Barrea6.9 km in a straight line
  • San Donato Val di Comino9.9 km in a straight line
  • Scontrone11 km in a straight line
  • Alfedena11 km in a straight line
  • Settefrati11 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C3481216222627201594
Night °C-3-3-126111414962-2
Rain & snow (mm)8674695856433328667810689
Wet days111010101086610111413
Sun h/day3.64.35.26.37.69.710.99.97.05.53.83.5
Snow on the ground (cm)11106100000028

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,206 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Photos

Through visitors' eyes.

Cascata delle Ninfe05
Asia · 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
20205%24%132%108%58%161%53%99%108%111%63%155%
2021139%81%97%92%41%110%54%105%29%94%109%84%
202264%86%43%36%36%56%65%80%126%16%104%42%
202390%34%49%89%165%158%43%143%86%48%156%50%
202449%70%68%55%78%54%35%133%107%65%28%66%
202543%106%122%56%81%32%130%133%64%75%59%17%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Cascata delle Ninfe

Italy

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

Riserva naturale guidata Cascate del Verde

Italy

  • 200 mHeight
  • —Average flow
  • Mar–Apr, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

Cascata delle Marmore

Italy

  • —Height
  • 35 m³/sAverage flow
  • Nov–FebBest months

See the guide

Cascate di Monte Gelato

Italy

  • —Height
  • 0.64 m³/sAverage flow
  • Nov–FebBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q3661538) · 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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