Mexico 
In numbers.
3.5m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Aug–Nov
Best months
277m
Elevation
The water at Misol Há, month by month
It roars from September to October.
The fullest months: from September to October. The thinnest: from February to May.
- 2.5 m³/sJan
- 1.7 m³/sFeb
- 1.0 m³/sMar
- 0.7 m³/sApr
- 1.7 m³/sMay
- 4.9 m³/sJun
- 4.5 m³/sJul
- 5.7 m³/sAug
- 7.7 m³/sSep
- 8.1 m³/sOct
- 5.8 m³/sNov
- 3.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.71 m³/s in the lowest month to 8.1 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from August to November.
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.
- Belisario Domíngueznearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 220 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 110 km in a straight lineCar hire at VSA airport (Villahermosa)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From August to Novemberbest 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 12 m in 1.7 km. Here the river runs about 49 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- 1caves
- —campsites
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmCabañas
- 3restaurants 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
- Belisario Domínguez2.3 km in a straight line
- San Miguel3.2 km in a straight line
- Ignacio Zaragoza4.2 km in a straight line
- Estrella de Belén4.2 km in a straight line
- Jerusalén7.1 km in a straight line
- Doctor Samuel León Brindis8.6 km in a straight line
- Santa María9.3 km in a straight line
- Profesor Roberto Barrios10 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 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
| Night °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 123 | 77 | 55 | 65 | 146 | 289 | 183 | 273 | 344 | 307 | 180 | 109 |
| Wet days | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (277 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 | 84% | 155% | 46% | 49% | 193% | 145% | 56% | 159% | 132% | 197% | 264% | 103% |
| 2021 | 89% | 67% | 124% | 32% | 156% | 116% | 77% | 55% | 75% | 110% | 69% | 107% |
| 2022 | 189% | 299% | 208% | 245% | 80% | 104% | 62% | 76% | 150% | 115% | 132% | 142% |
| 2023 | 185% | 196% | 226% | 4% | 15% | 33% | 156% | 95% | 73% | 82% | 202% | 146% |
| 2024 | 122% | 49% | 34% | 14% | 31% | 152% | 100% | 108% | 72% | 142% | 64% | 113% |
| 2025 | 55% | 106% | 68% | 99% | 30% | 110% | 63% | 49% | 74% | 96% | 65% | 267% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Misol Há
Mexico
- —Height
- 3.5 m³/sAverage flow
- Aug–NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q1938854) · 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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