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Madise waterfall

One of the waterfalls of Estonia.

When to go

Madise waterfall, 2009-11
Hannu · Public domain

In numbers.

May–Jun
Sep–Oct

Best months

12m

Elevation

The water at Madise waterfall, month by month

It roars from April to May and from October to December.

The fullest months: from April to May and from October to December.

  1. 74%Jan
  2. 63%Feb
  3. 69%Mar
  4. 100%Apr
  5. 84%May
  6. 69%Jun
  7. 52%Jul
  8. 58%Aug
  9. 62%Sep
  10. 88%Oct
  11. 93%Nov
  12. 76%Dec
high water best months to go

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

Madise waterfall is a waterfall in Estonia.

Getting there.

  • Paldiskinearest town · 8.4 km in a straight line
  • Parking 50 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
  • Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 43 km in a straight lineCar hire at TLL airport (Tallinn)Discover Cars · Affiliate link
  • From May to June and from September to Octoberbest 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.

Madise waterfall 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.

  • —viewpoints
  • 1waymarked walking routesd55_Euroopa matkarada E9, Eesti
  • 1car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • 1toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • 2bus stops within 1 km
  • —other named waterfalls within 4 km
  • —caves
  • 1campsitesLaoküla merelaager
  • —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

  • Paldiski8.4 km in a straight line
  • Keila17 km in a straight line
  • Riisipere22 km in a straight line
  • Turba24 km in a straight line
  • Saue24 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C-1-2161216202015951
Night °C-4-5-3171216161262-1
Rain & snow (mm)534339394663596958727159
Wet days1311109811121312141515
Sun h/day0.11.54.97.29.69.18.97.34.51.90.00.0
Snow on the ground (cm)1922196100002916

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide. Not a forecast.

Photos

Through visitors' eyes.

Madise juga
Ilme Parik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Harju-Madise kirikuaia kabel
Ivo Kruusamägi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Harju-Madise kirikuaia kabel 2025
Ivo Kruusamägi · 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
202094%202%146%105%73%120%180%96%90%111%103%94%
2021130%71%115%72%169%37%46%193%44%130%92%81%
2022137%166%44%92%81%50%68%38%84%52%70%137%
2023170%86%201%58%59%50%82%170%158%152%112%92%
202480%131%109%258%15%69%172%126%124%77%125%122%
2025198%54%74%161%104%170%141%113%117%93%102%117%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Madise waterfall

Estonia

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

Keila Waterfall

Estonia

  • —Height
  • 8.6 m³/sAverage flow
  • May–Jun, Sep–OctBest months

See the guide

Jägala Waterfall

Estonia

  • 8 mHeight
  • 14 m³/sAverage flow
  • May–Jun, Sep–OctBest months

See the guide

Nõmmeveski waterfall

Estonia

  • —Height
  • 3.1 m³/sAverage flow
  • May–Jun, Sep–OctBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q16411207) · 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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