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Katibawasan Falls

One of the waterfalls of Philippines.

When to go

Katibawasan Falls, Camiguin
Yojrel · CC BY-SA 3.0

In numbers.

Nov–Feb

Best months

407m

Elevation

The water at Katibawasan Falls, month by month

It roars from December to February.

The fullest months: from December to February.

  1. 100%Jan
  2. 79%Feb
  3. 51%Mar
  4. 30%Apr
  5. 30%May
  6. 53%Jun
  7. 60%Jul
  8. 54%Aug
  9. 53%Sep
  10. 59%Oct
  11. 66%Nov
  12. 80%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.

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

Waterfalls in Mambajao, Camiguin

Katibawasan Falls is a waterfall in Philippines.

Getting there.

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Seen from the sky.

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

Katibawasan Falls 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.

What is around.

  • 1viewpoints
  • 1waymarked walking routesMount Timpoong Trail
  • —car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • —toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmKatibawasan Falls
  • —caves
  • 1campsites
  • 35hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmSeascape, Ferrabrel Resort, Bahay Bakasyunan sa Camiguin and 32 more
  • 2restaurants 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

  • Pandan3.4 km in a straight line
  • Mambajao4.8 km in a straight line
  • Tupsan5.6 km in a straight line
  • Yumbing8.3 km in a straight line
  • Mahinog8.7 km in a straight line
  • Catarman11 km in a straight line
  • Sagay11 km in a straight line
  • Bonbon12 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C262626282827272727272726
Night °C222222232424242424242423
Rain & snow (mm)318200137100140226209176189210225268
Wet days231717152125262324262424
Sun h/day3.74.86.27.37.36.45.96.26.05.85.04.4

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (407 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Photos

Through visitors' eyes.

A stunning falls in Camiguin Island
Wilborne Ian Lustre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Katibawasan Falls 2017 1
Wolfgang Hägele · CC BY-SA 4.0
Katibawasan Falls 2017 2
Wolfgang Hägele · 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
202024%65%64%78%70%132%129%166%91%214%159%158%
2021112%143%127%153%228%101%75%118%133%145%138%182%
202259%112%180%366%186%75%156%127%69%137%90%166%
2023168%197%111%82%139%105%93%108%132%78%92%113%
202470%74%33%47%56%99%139%95%62%84%94%117%
202572%117%163%100%168%141%63%166%125%139%154%79%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Katibawasan Falls

Philippines

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Nov–FebBest months

Limunsudan Falls

Philippines

  • —Height
  • 1.6 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

See the guide

Maria Cristina Falls

Philippines

  • 98 mHeight
  • —Average flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

See the guide

Tinago Falls

Philippines

  • —Height
  • 58 m³/sAverage flow
  • Jul–OctBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q31808860) · 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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