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Langevoja juga

One of the waterfalls of Estonia.

When to go

Langevoja juga suurvee ajal
Marko Vainu · CC BY-SA 4.0

In numbers.

May–Jun
Sep–Oct

Best months

28m

Elevation

The water at Langevoja juga, month by month

It roars from April to May.

The fullest months: from April to May. Below −4 °C on average (from January to February): the falls can partly freeze.

  1. 52%Jan
  2. 43%Feb
  3. 56%Mar
  4. 100%Apr
  5. 84%May
  6. 71%Jun
  7. 51%Jul
  8. 58%Aug
  9. 60%Sep
  10. 72%Oct
  11. 63%Nov
  12. 62%Dec
high water best months to go may freeze

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to June and from September to October.

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 Estonia

Langevoja juga is a waterfall in Estonia.

Getting there.

  • Sillamäenearest town · 1.4 km in a straight line
  • Parking 1,210 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
  • Tartu Airport (TAY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 135 km in a straight lineCar hire at TAY airport (Tartu)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
  • From May to June and from September to Octoberbest 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.

Langevoja juga 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 Langevoja through the falls
20 m25 m30 mLangevoja juga0← 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.

Around the falls the river drops 10 m in 0.4 km.

What is around.

  • 2viewpoints
  • 3waymarked walking routesPenijõe-Aegviidu-Kauksi haru. V lõik: Mummassaare-Kauksi, Penijõe-Aegviidu-Kauksi haru. IV lõik: Roela-Mummassaare, Penijõe-Aegviidu-Kauksi haru
  • 121car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • 9picnic sites
  • 1toilets
  • 2information boards and visitor centres
  • 12bus stops within 1 km
  • —other named waterfalls within 4 km
  • —caves
  • 1campsitesOrava Talu
  • 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmHotel Krunk Sillamäe
  • 7restaurants 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

  • Sillamäe1.4 km in a straight line
  • Toila15 km in a straight line
  • Narva-Jõesuu18 km in a straight line
  • Jõhvi19 km in a straight line
  • Narva25 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C-3-406131721201583-1
Night °C-7-8-5171216151151-3
Rain & snow (mm)564844445481688468767164
Wet days141211101012131413151515
Sun h/day0.11.54.67.09.48.88.97.04.41.50.00.0
Snow on the ground (cm)25312780000041319

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (28 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Photos

Through visitors' eyes.

Langevoja juga
Ilme Parik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Langevoja2
Geonarva · CC BY-SA 3.0

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
2020102%268%144%118%74%117%108%76%69%85%127%95%
2021103%88%120%79%302%33%51%129%50%91%138%93%
2022119%148%48%73%85%89%87%64%86%67%65%101%
2023160%74%163%68%39%37%110%76%83%153%111%81%
202471%108%87%209%24%110%228%109%51%57%132%184%
2025192%68%104%127%183%177%128%132%54%84%130%108%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Langevoja juga

Estonia

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • May–Jun, Sep–OctBest months

Valaste Waterfall

Estonia

  • 30 mHeight
  • —Average flow
  • May–Jun, Aug–SepBest months

See the guide

Ukuoru waterfall

Estonia

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • May–Jun, Sep–OctBest months

See the guide

Narva Waterfall

Estonia

  • —Height
  • 394 m³/sAverage flow
  • May–Jun, Aug–SepBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q16409476) · 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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