China 
In numbers.
0.72m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
2,094m
Elevation
The water at Changbai Waterfall, month by month
It roars from July to August.
The fullest months: from July to August. The thinnest: from November to March. Below −4 °C on average (from November to April): the falls can partly freeze.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.3 m³/sMar
- 0.6 m³/sApr
- 1.1 m³/sMay
- 1.2 m³/sJun
- 1.8 m³/sJul
- 1.9 m³/sAug
- 1.3 m³/sSep
- 0.6 m³/sOct
- 0.2 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.12 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.9 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from June to September.
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.
In Baekdu Mountain in the Changbai Mountains
Changbai Waterfall is a waterfall in China.
Getting there.
- Changbaishan Airport (NBS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight line
- From June to Septemberbest 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 100 m in 1.0 km. Here the river runs about 262 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 5viewpoints观崖台 and 4 more
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 3toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- 2restaurants 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).
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | -18 | -15 | -8 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | -8 | -16 |
| Night °C | -28 | -26 | -19 | -10 | -3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -8 | -17 | -26 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 8 | 16 | 23 | 42 | 82 | 106 | 174 | 166 | 70 | 39 | 33 | 14 |
| Wet days | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 18 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (2,094 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 | 100% | 182% | 162% | 45% | 76% | 71% | 50% | 103% | 270% | 56% | 117% | 52% |
| 2021 | 177% | 80% | 141% | 67% | 87% | 158% | 66% | 160% | 54% | 201% | 166% | 65% |
| 2022 | 53% | 32% | 193% | 82% | 121% | 239% | 171% | 106% | 155% | 129% | 157% | 63% |
| 2023 | 126% | 49% | 70% | 143% | 74% | 171% | 111% | 184% | 29% | 38% | 276% | 115% |
| 2024 | 100% | 30% | 65% | 50% | 155% | 73% | 167% | 82% | 115% | 141% | 138% | 24% |
| 2025 | 241% | 24% | 93% | 223% | 111% | 132% | 86% | 109% | 110% | 194% | 54% | 102% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Changbai Waterfall
China
- —Height
- 0.72 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q5978390) · 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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