Bulgaria 
In numbers.
1.4m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Mar–Jun
Best months
124m
Elevation
The water at Kapinovski waterfall, month by month
It roars from February to June.
The fullest months: from February to June.
- 1.6 m³/sJan
- 2.5 m³/sFeb
- 3.5 m³/sMar
- 3.3 m³/sApr
- 3.4 m³/sMay
- 2.9 m³/sJun
- 1.9 m³/sJul
- 0.6 m³/sAug
- 1.0 m³/sSep
- 1.6 m³/sOct
- 1.0 m³/sNov
- 0.6 m³/sDec
From about 0.62 m³/s in the lowest month to 3.5 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to June.
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.
Waterfall in Kapinovo village, Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, Bulgaria
Kapinovski waterfall is a waterfall in Bulgaria.
Getting there.
- Zlataritsanearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Plovdiv International Airport (PDV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 130 km in a straight lineCar hire at PDV airport (Plovdiv)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From March to Junebest 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 24 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 16 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 4campsitesCamping Veliko Tarnovo, Къмпинг "Къпиновски манастир", Палаткова зона and 1 more
- 2hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmWhite House, Марина
- —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
- Zlataritsa10 km in a straight line
- Lyaskovets11 km in a straight line
- Elena12 km in a straight line
- Kilifarevo13 km in a straight line
- Debelets14 km in a straight line
- Gorna Oryahovitsa14 km in a straight line
- Veliko Tŭrnovo14 km in a straight line
- Parvomaytsi18 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 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| Night °C | -3 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 48 | 42 | 49 | 44 | 76 | 79 | 66 | 47 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 53 |
| Wet days | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (124 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 | 11% | 139% | 124% | 46% | 88% | 110% | 43% | 65% | 50% | 114% | 48% | 153% |
| 2021 | 218% | 58% | 140% | 159% | 72% | 98% | 25% | 59% | 21% | 185% | 77% | 157% |
| 2022 | 34% | 78% | 25% | 130% | 33% | 95% | 40% | 90% | 87% | 14% | 109% | 54% |
| 2023 | 140% | 42% | 50% | 178% | 88% | 70% | 54% | 71% | 33% | 5% | 248% | 73% |
| 2024 | 81% | 26% | 77% | 132% | 105% | 52% | 65% | 31% | 75% | 33% | 136% | 238% |
| 2025 | 15% | 46% | 59% | 97% | 124% | 19% | 43% | 42% | 17% | 272% | 177% | 67% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Kapinovski waterfall
Bulgaria
- —Height
- 1.4 m³/sAverage flow
- Mar–JunBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q20500607) · 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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