Azerbaijan 
In numbers.
0.46m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Mar–Jun
Best months
961m
Elevation
The water at Çətir waterfall, month by month
It roars from March to May.
The fullest months: from March to May. The thinnest: from July to September and from December to January.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.3 m³/sFeb
- 1.0 m³/sMar
- 1.2 m³/sApr
- 1.2 m³/sMay
- 0.7 m³/sJun
- 0.3 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.2 m³/sSep
- 0.4 m³/sOct
- 0.4 m³/sNov
- 0.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.12 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 March to June.
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 in the Shusha District of Azerbaijan
Çətir waterfall is a waterfall in Azerbaijan.
Getting there.
- Shushanearest town · 1.4 km in a straight line
- Parking 400 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Lachin International Airport (LHL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at GBB airport (Gabala)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From March to Junebest 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 281 m in 3.1 km. Here the river runs about 64 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 2viewpointsCıdır Düzü
- 4waymarked walking routesJanapar - Section 05 - Avetaranots to Karintak, Gəzinti, Janapar - Section 07 - Shushi to Stepanakert and 1 more
- 5car parks
- —swimming spots
- 2picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmÇətir şəlaləsi (“Şır-şır” şəlaləsi)
- —caves
- 6campsitesCamping spot, Uşaq düşərgəsi, Kamplar and 3 more
- 4hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmKənd qonaq evi, Qonaq evi, Otel və Konfrans Mərkəzi and 1 more
- 3restaurants 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
- Shusha1.4 km in a straight line
- Karkijahan5.3 km in a straight line
- Khankendi6.4 km in a straight line
- Khojaly17 km in a straight line
- Askyaran21 km in a straight line
- Laçın23 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 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
| Night °C | -4 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 13 | 16 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 12 |
| Wet days | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (961 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 | 95% | 106% | 107% | 230% | 86% | 59% | 333% | 505% | 70% | 110% | 152% | 237% |
| 2021 | 169% | 138% | 227% | 44% | 130% | 44% | 144% | 110% | 98% | 132% | 92% | 73% |
| 2022 | 100% | 45% | 155% | 55% | 229% | 79% | 46% | 77% | 65% | 62% | 78% | 102% |
| 2023 | 67% | 102% | 51% | 69% | 239% | 352% | 425% | 133% | 290% | 183% | 44% | 202% |
| 2024 | 351% | 51% | 202% | 99% | 237% | 330% | 577% | 145% | 117% | 147% | 194% | 57% |
| 2025 | 9% | 174% | 93% | 230% | 82% | 116% | 69% | 83% | 265% | 38% | 5% | 163% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Çətir waterfall
Azerbaijan
- —Height
- 0.46 m³/sAverage flow
- Mar–JunBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q108444899) · 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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