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Kapas Biru Waterfall

One of the waterfalls of Indonesia.

When to go

Keindahaan air terjuncdi lereng semeru
Lutfi adn · CC BY-SA 4.0

In numbers.

Jan–Apr

Best months

578m

Elevation

The water at Kapas Biru Waterfall, month by month

It roars from January to March.

The fullest months: from January to March. The thinnest: from June to November.

  1. 89%Jan
  2. 100%Feb
  3. 93%Mar
  4. 68%Apr
  5. 42%May
  6. 22%Jun
  7. 10%Jul
  8. 3%Aug
  9. 1%Sep
  10. 5%Oct
  11. 21%Nov
  12. 58%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from January to April.

Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.

Waterfall in Indonesia

Kapas Biru Waterfall is a waterfall in Indonesia.

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Seen from the sky.

8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.

Kapas Biru Waterfall seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The river through the falls
550 m600 m650 mKapas Biru Waterfall-1.5 km-1 km-0.5 km0← upstreamdownstream →

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.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 142 m in 2.1 km. Here the river runs about 36 m below the lower rim of its valley.

What is around.

  • 1viewpoints
  • —waymarked walking routes
  • 1car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • 1toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • 4other named waterfalls within 4 kmAir Terjun Kabut Pelangi, Coban Sriti, Tumpak Sewu and 1 more
  • —caves
  • —campsites
  • 2hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmArtha Cottages, Kaliningrad Cottage & Resto 2
  • 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

  • Tempursari8.5 km in a straight line
  • Sumberrejo15 km in a straight line
  • Pasirian19 km in a straight line
  • Kebonan19 km in a straight line
  • Dampit21 km in a straight line
  • Senduro22 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C262626272626262829302927
Night °C212122212120181819212222
Rain & snow (mm)3082992681821196936141757131256
Wet days2725262214963481825
Sun h/day5.86.06.47.17.68.08.59.29.58.87.55.5

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (578 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Photos

Through visitors' eyes.

Air Terjun Kapas Biru Lumajang (Unsplash)
Nurhadi Cahyono nurhadi · CC0
Keunikan Karya Alam yang berada di lereng Semeru -- Air Terjun kapas biru
Lutfi_adn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Menikmati Kopi Dengan panorama Kapas Biru
M Joko Apriyo Putro · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
202081%124%104%132%192%68%103%197%180%261%194%158%
2021130%146%97%72%55%243%68%159%586%88%202%164%
202296%103%120%76%170%192%147%201%412%515%249%77%
202383%136%73%109%37%33%289%36%20%1%68%158%
202475%104%73%114%13%92%83%20%170%94%128%145%
2025123%76%124%131%252%81%110%184%277%159%300%138%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Kapas Biru Waterfall

Indonesia

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Jan–AprBest months

Tumpak Sewu Waterfalls

Indonesia

  • 120 mHeight
  • 1.7 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jan–AprBest months

See the guide

Madakaripura Waterfall

Indonesia

  • —Height
  • 1.3 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jan–AprBest months

See the guide

Coban Rondo Waterfall

Indonesia

  • 84 mHeight
  • 1.1 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jan–AprBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q31173501) · CC0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX 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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