Iran 
In numbers.
Feb–May
Best months
845m
Elevation
The water at Loveh waterfall, month by month
It roars from March to April.
The fullest months: from March to April. The thinnest: from June to October and December.
- 26%Jan
- 56%Feb
- 100%Mar
- 86%Apr
- 42%May
- 12%Jun
- 3%Jul
- 1%Aug
- 2%Sep
- 7%Oct
- 28%Nov
- 20%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from February to May.
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 Iran
Loveh waterfall is a waterfall in Iran.
Getting there.
- Kalālehnearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- Bojnord Airport (BJB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 148 km in a straight line
- From February to Maybest 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.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmآبشار لوه
- —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).
Towns nearby
- Kalāleh15 km in a straight line
- Korang16 km in a straight line
- Şūfīān20 km in a straight line
- Gālīkesh20 km in a straight line
- Gūkjeh22 km in a straight line
- Pīshkamar22 km in a straight line
- Tamer-e Qarah Qūzī23 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 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 10 |
| Night °C | -2 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 21 | 30 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 19 |
| Wet days | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Sun h/day | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (845 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 | 74% | 190% | 112% | 236% | 80% | 61% | 124% | — | 44% | 95% | 140% | 94% |
| 2021 | 32% | 43% | 122% | 24% | 137% | 26% | 132% | — | 122% | 139% | 43% | 87% |
| 2022 | 193% | 113% | 80% | 82% | 191% | 78% | 215% | — | 63% | 206% | 72% | 71% |
| 2023 | 39% | 80% | 51% | 45% | 178% | 209% | 32% | — | 15% | 250% | 95% | 65% |
| 2024 | 145% | 147% | 76% | 101% | 190% | 265% | 115% | — | 107% | 264% | 51% | 45% |
| 2025 | 39% | 60% | 83% | 50% | 15% | 96% | 9% | — | 304% | 151% | 11% | 185% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Loveh waterfall
Iran
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Feb–MayBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q20109398) · 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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