Russia 
In numbers.
Jun–Aug
Best months
1,371m
Elevation
The water at Kinzelyuk Waterfall, month by month
It roars from May to July.
The fullest months: from May to July, with the snowmelt. The thinnest: from November to March. Below −4 °C on average (from October to April): the falls can partly freeze.
- 2%Jan
- 6%Feb
- 13%Mar
- 48%Apr
- 100%May
- 90%Jun
- 80%Jul
- 64%Aug
- 45%Sep
- 31%Oct
- 16%Nov
- 5%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from June to August.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- Kyzyl Airport (KYZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 293 km in a straight line
- From June to Augustbest 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 453 m in 1.2 km. Here the river runs about 326 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
- —campsites
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —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).
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | -18 | -15 | -7 | -1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 9 | -1 | -10 | -17 |
| Night °C | -26 | -24 | -17 | -10 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -1 | -8 | -17 | -24 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 29 | 31 | 54 | 76 | 109 | 115 | 164 | 129 | 100 | 79 | 65 | 45 |
| Wet days | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Sun h/day | 3.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 61 | 66 | 72 | 57 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 52 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,371 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 | 101% | 115% | 212% | 31% | 120% | 151% | 197% | 95% | 128% | 104% | 86% | 101% |
| 2021 | 208% | 186% | 100% | 84% | 183% | 116% | 78% | 66% | 67% | 66% | 100% | 112% |
| 2022 | 72% | 62% | 76% | 100% | 61% | 78% | 75% | 80% | 98% | 77% | 62% | 53% |
| 2023 | 198% | 72% | 102% | 115% | 75% | 97% | 100% | 90% | 78% | 80% | 93% | 124% |
| 2024 | 95% | 68% | 113% | 123% | 74% | 84% | 121% | 81% | 119% | 131% | 66% | 75% |
| 2025 | 136% | 124% | 65% | 120% | 124% | 128% | 62% | 138% | 103% | 74% | 165% | 136% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q4220843) · 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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