
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.
- 100%Jan
- 79%Feb
- 51%Mar
- 30%Apr
- 30%May
- 53%Jun
- 60%Jul
- 54%Aug
- 53%Sep
- 59%Oct
- 66%Nov
- 80%Dec
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.
- Pandannearest town · 3.4 km in a straight line
- Camiguin Airport (CGM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at CGY airport (Laguindingan)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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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.
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Night °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 318 | 200 | 137 | 100 | 140 | 226 | 209 | 176 | 189 | 210 | 225 | 268 |
| Wet days | 23 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
| Sun h/day | 3.7 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
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.
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 | 24% | 65% | 64% | 78% | 70% | 132% | 129% | 166% | 91% | 214% | 159% | 158% |
| 2021 | 112% | 143% | 127% | 153% | 228% | 101% | 75% | 118% | 133% | 145% | 138% | 182% |
| 2022 | 59% | 112% | 180% | 366% | 186% | 75% | 156% | 127% | 69% | 137% | 90% | 166% |
| 2023 | 168% | 197% | 111% | 82% | 139% | 105% | 93% | 108% | 132% | 78% | 92% | 113% |
| 2024 | 70% | 74% | 33% | 47% | 56% | 99% | 139% | 95% | 62% | 84% | 94% | 117% |
| 2025 | 72% | 117% | 163% | 100% | 168% | 141% | 63% | 166% | 125% | 139% | 154% | 79% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q31808860) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| 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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