Australia 
In numbers.
0.09m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun–Sep
Best months
2m
Elevation
The water at Dights Falls, month by month
It roars from June to November.
The fullest months: from June to November.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.0 m³/sFeb
- 0.0 m³/sMar
- 0.1 m³/sApr
- 0.1 m³/sMay
- 0.1 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.1 m³/sSep
- 0.1 m³/sOct
- 0.1 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.04 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.15 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.
Weir and rapids in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Dights Falls is a waterfall in Australia.
Getting there.
- Abbotsfordnearest town · 0.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 210 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 km in a straight lineCar hire at MEL airport (Melbourne)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 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.
Here the river runs about 20 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 11viewpointsGalatea Point Lookout, Wurundjeri Spur Lookout, Dights Falls and 8 more
- —waymarked walking routes
- 563car parks
- —swimming spots
- 51picnic sites
- 38toilets
- 13information boards and visitor centres
- 37bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 242hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmRendezvous Grand Hotel Melbourne, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Melbourne - Flinders Street, Punt Hill Apartment Hotel and 239 more
- 924restaurants 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
- Abbotsford0.3 km in a straight line
- Clifton Hill0.8 km in a straight line
- Collingwood1.2 km in a straight line
- Fitzroy2.0 km in a straight line
- Fitzroy North2.2 km in a straight line
- Richmond2.3 km in a straight line
- East Melbourne2.4 km in a straight line
- Fairfield2.4 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 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 |
| Night °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 45 | 49 | 46 | 61 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 74 | 60 |
| Wet days | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 10.1 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (2 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 | 258% | 262% | 213% | 303% | 106% | 74% | 70% | 104% | 97% | 183% | 162% | 102% |
| 2021 | 304% | 55% | 165% | 70% | 120% | 120% | 123% | 59% | 178% | 170% | 124% | 52% |
| 2022 | 166% | 33% | 165% | 113% | 57% | 117% | 77% | 166% | 94% | 361% | 178% | 121% |
| 2023 | 73% | 77% | 165% | 119% | 112% | 121% | 43% | 49% | 49% | 212% | 82% | 191% |
| 2024 | 318% | 19% | 22% | 194% | 55% | 50% | 162% | 42% | 99% | 119% | 103% | 65% |
| 2025 | 98% | 49% | 148% | 36% | 31% | 86% | 120% | 74% | 54% | 125% | 199% | 76% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Dights Falls
Australia
- —Height
- 0.09 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun–SepBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q5275695) · 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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