
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.
- 95%Jan
- 90%Feb
- 89%Mar
- 76%Apr
- 55%May
- 32%Jun
- 18%Jul
- 11%Aug
- 34%Sep
- 60%Oct
- 99%Nov
- 100%Dec
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.
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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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| Night °C | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 33 | 28 | 66 | 78 | 106 | 89 |
| Wet days | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
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.

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 | 5% | 24% | 132% | 108% | 58% | 161% | 53% | 99% | 108% | 111% | 63% | 155% |
| 2021 | 139% | 81% | 97% | 92% | 41% | 110% | 54% | 105% | 29% | 94% | 109% | 84% |
| 2022 | 64% | 86% | 43% | 36% | 36% | 56% | 65% | 80% | 126% | 16% | 104% | 42% |
| 2023 | 90% | 34% | 49% | 89% | 165% | 158% | 43% | 143% | 86% | 48% | 156% | 50% |
| 2024 | 49% | 70% | 68% | 55% | 78% | 54% | 35% | 133% | 107% | 65% | 28% | 66% |
| 2025 | 43% | 106% | 122% | 56% | 81% | 32% | 130% | 133% | 64% | 75% | 59% | 17% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q3661538) · 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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