Estonia 
In numbers.
3.1m³/s
Average flow
estimate
May–Jun
Sep–Oct
Best months
51m
Elevation
The water at Nõmmeveski waterfall, month by month
It roars from April to June and in October.
The fullest months: from April to June and October. Below −4 °C on average (from January to February): the falls can partly freeze.
- 2.8 m³/sJan
- 1.1 m³/sFeb
- 3.0 m³/sMar
- 9.4 m³/sApr
- 7.3 m³/sMay
- 5.8 m³/sJun
- 2.7 m³/sJul
- 2.9 m³/sAug
- 2.7 m³/sSep
- 5.9 m³/sOct
- 5.0 m³/sNov
- 3.3 m³/sDec
From about 1.1 m³/s in the lowest month to 9.4 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to June and from September to October.
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.
Waterfall in Estonia
Nõmmeveski waterfall is a waterfall in Estonia.
Getting there.
- Loksanearest town · 8.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 60 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 55 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)
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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 28 m in 3.6 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- 1waymarked walking routesOandu-Aegviidu-Ikla haru. I lõik: Oandu - Kalmeoja
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- 1picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 8information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmJoaveski juga, Vasaristi joastik
- —caves
- 1campsitesNõmmeveski lõkkekoht
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmPuhkekeskus Vihasoo
- —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
- Loksa8.5 km in a straight line
- Vaiatu21 km in a straight line
- Kuusalu21 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 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Night °C | -6 | -7 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 51 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 77 | 65 | 72 | 57 | 71 | 67 | 56 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 22 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (51 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 | 92% | 198% | 126% | 111% | 64% | 128% | 144% | 92% | 85% | 101% | 96% | 82% |
| 2021 | 126% | 84% | 124% | 77% | 192% | 35% | 50% | 179% | 42% | 106% | 105% | 92% |
| 2022 | 142% | 156% | 55% | 86% | 94% | 52% | 63% | 53% | 73% | 58% | 62% | 129% |
| 2023 | 172% | 84% | 183% | 65% | 46% | 36% | 93% | 144% | 155% | 145% | 106% | 93% |
| 2024 | 76% | 115% | 93% | 223% | 21% | 62% | 186% | 107% | 102% | 69% | 121% | 146% |
| 2025 | 187% | 58% | 86% | 133% | 158% | 138% | 125% | 114% | 96% | 87% | 105% | 118% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Nõmmeveski waterfall
Estonia
- —Height
- 3.1 m³/sAverage flow
- May–Jun, Sep–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q12371264) · 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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