Peru 
In numbers.
1.4m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Dec–Mar
Best months
3,434m
Elevation
The water at Maria Jiray Falls, month by month
It roars from December to April.
The fullest months: from December to April. The thinnest: from June to October.
- 2.8 m³/sJan
- 3.0 m³/sFeb
- 3.3 m³/sMar
- 2.6 m³/sApr
- 1.8 m³/sMay
- 0.9 m³/sJun
- 0.6 m³/sJul
- 0.5 m³/sAug
- 0.5 m³/sSep
- 0.9 m³/sOct
- 1.8 m³/sNov
- 3.0 m³/sDec
From about 0.48 m³/s in the lowest month to 3.3 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from December to March.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- Huarinearest town · 3.7 km in a straight line
- Alferez Fap David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 125 km in a straight lineCar hire in TrujilloDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From December to Marchbest months to go (estimate)
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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 292 m in 0.4 km.
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
- 13hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmHostal Huagancu II, Hostal Paraiso, Hostal El Encanto and 10 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
- Huari3.7 km in a straight line
- Cajay5.3 km in a straight line
- Masin12 km in a straight line
- Huántar13 km in a straight line
- Huachis14 km in a straight line
- Rahuapampa14 km in a straight line
- San Marcos21 km in a straight line
- Ponto22 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 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Night °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 42 | 49 | 54 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 58 |
| Wet days | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (3,434 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
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 | 82% | 91% | 9% | 14% | 4% | 53% | 413% | 81% | 21% | 35% | 80% | 70% |
| 2021 | 84% | 4% | 32% | 67% | 2% | 79% | 6% | 63% | 10% | 16% | 31% | 71% |
| 2022 | 24% | 44% | 50% | 15% | 57% | 6% | 44% | 60% | 62% | 1% | 1% | 45% |
| 2023 | 25% | 23% | 145% | 8% | 8% | 56% | 0% | 30% | 13% | 11% | 17% | 120% |
| 2024 | 32% | 14% | 40% | 15% | 50% | 50% | 62% | 26% | 105% | 90% | 209% | 216% |
| 2025 | 202% | 395% | 290% | 383% | 325% | 1,109% | 18% | 40% | 262% | 473% | 73% | 8% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Maria Jiray Falls
Peru
- —Height
- 1.4 m³/sAverage flow
- Dec–MarBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q25112771) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| 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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