Spain 
In numbers.
12m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Nov–Feb
Best months
338m
Elevation
The water at Fervenza do Toxa, month by month
It roars from November to February.
The fullest months: from November to February. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 26 m³/sJan
- 20 m³/sFeb
- 19 m³/sMar
- 15 m³/sApr
- 10 m³/sMay
- 5.8 m³/sJun
- 2.8 m³/sJul
- 2.2 m³/sAug
- 2.8 m³/sSep
- 15 m³/sOct
- 23 m³/sNov
- 26 m³/sDec
From about 2.2 m³/s in the lowest month to 26 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
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.
Fervenza do Toxa is a waterfall in Spain.
Getting there.
- Silledanearest town · 6.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 940 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 22 km in a straight lineCar hire at SCQ airport (Santiago de Compostela)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest months to go (estimate)
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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 26 m in 1.3 km. Here the river runs about 72 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 2viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 6car parks
- —swimming spots
- 4picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 4information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmFervenza do Toxa
- —caves
- 2campsitesÁrea de Autocaravanas de Vila de Cruces, Área de Autocaravanas da Carixa
- 14hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmBalneario Baños da Brea, Hostal Conde Rey, Albergue Santa Olaia and 11 more
- 1restaurants 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
- Silleda6.1 km in a straight line
- Lalín14 km in a straight line
- Touro14 km in a straight line
- Ribeira17 km in a straight line
- Santiso20 km in a straight line
- Forcarei20 km in a straight line
- Vedra20 km in a straight line
- Arzúa21 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 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
| Night °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 142 | 99 | 116 | 92 | 70 | 49 | 31 | 38 | 42 | 145 | 150 | 141 |
| Wet days | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (338 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 | 96% | 56% | 123% | 137% | 61% | 86% | 7% | 256% | 131% | 112% | 72% | 236% |
| 2021 | 124% | 218% | 20% | 95% | 127% | 178% | 71% | 43% | 152% | 79% | 46% | 106% |
| 2022 | 33% | 35% | 91% | 76% | 47% | 166% | 19% | 39% | 168% | 139% | 140% | 179% |
| 2023 | 155% | 26% | 79% | 68% | 60% | 221% | 60% | 67% | 252% | 183% | 178% | 133% |
| 2024 | 86% | 177% | 156% | 107% | 207% | 106% | 108% | 27% | 240% | 157% | 64% | 56% |
| 2025 | 199% | 107% | 78% | 176% | 99% | 40% | 36% | 50% | 124% | 54% | 141% | 104% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Fervenza do Toxa
Spain
- —Height
- 12 m³/sAverage flow
- Nov–FebBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q8342796) · 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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