Japan 
In numbers.
2.5m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun
Aug–Oct
Best months
77m
Elevation
The water at Kanpirē Falls, month by month
It roars in June and from August to September.
The fullest months: June and from August to September.
- 1.5 m³/sJan
- 1.2 m³/sFeb
- 1.4 m³/sMar
- 1.9 m³/sApr
- 3.1 m³/sMay
- 3.8 m³/sJun
- 3.0 m³/sJul
- 4.0 m³/sAug
- 5.0 m³/sSep
- 3.6 m³/sOct
- 2.6 m³/sNov
- 1.9 m³/sDec
From about 1.2 m³/s in the lowest month to 5.0 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: June and from August to October.
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.
Kanpirē Falls is a waterfall on the Urauchi River, in Japan.
Getting there.
- Shirahamanearest town · 5.9 km in a straight line
- New Ishigaki Airport (ISG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 45 km in a straight lineCar hire at ISG airport (Ishigaki)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- June and from August to Octoberbest 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 67 m in 3.5 km. Here the river runs about 155 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 2viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 4other named waterfalls within 4 kmピナイサーラの滝, マリユドゥの滝, Narano Falls and 1 more
- —caves
- 1campsitesミトレアキャンプ場
- 5hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmMonsoon, みはらし旅館, ホテルブルームーン and 2 more
- —restaurants 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
- Shirahama5.9 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 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Night °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 66 | 59 | 76 | 98 | 152 | 164 | 118 | 187 | 194 | 110 | 95 | 75 |
| Wet days | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (77 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
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 | 51% | 49% | 127% | 90% | 166% | 85% | 98% | 128% | 57% | 45% | 66% | 132% |
| 2021 | 82% | 45% | 58% | 74% | 71% | 175% | 117% | 110% | 45% | 136% | 87% | 76% |
| 2022 | 147% | 169% | 133% | 57% | 254% | 115% | 71% | 35% | 152% | 146% | 192% | 116% |
| 2023 | 82% | 45% | 92% | 62% | 52% | 88% | 82% | 88% | 52% | 72% | 43% | 117% |
| 2024 | 67% | 67% | 75% | 156% | 149% | 97% | 113% | 75% | 84% | 193% | 118% | 88% |
| 2025 | 74% | 99% | 145% | 108% | 133% | 65% | 266% | 39% | 56% | 187% | 115% | 106% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Kanpirē Falls
Japan
- —Height
- 2.5 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun, Aug–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q11295531) · 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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