Spain 
In numbers.
1.2m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Nov–Feb
Best months
34m
Elevation
The water at Parque da Natureza do Río Barosa, month by month
It roars from November to February.
The fullest months: from November to February. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 2.6 m³/sJan
- 2.0 m³/sFeb
- 1.9 m³/sMar
- 1.5 m³/sApr
- 1.0 m³/sMay
- 0.6 m³/sJun
- 0.2 m³/sJul
- 0.2 m³/sAug
- 0.3 m³/sSep
- 1.6 m³/sOct
- 2.3 m³/sNov
- 2.5 m³/sDec
From about 0.20 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.6 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
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.
Parque da Natureza do Río Barosa is a waterfall in Spain.
Getting there.
- Barronearest town · 0.8 km in a straight line
- Parking 170 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Vigo Airport (VGO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 36 km in a straight lineCar hire at VGO airport (Vigo)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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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.
Here the river runs about 18 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- 2waymarked walking routesSendeiro dos Muíños de Barosa, Caminho Português de Santiago
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- 3picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 5information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmFreixa das Laxes
- —caves
- 3campsitesÁrea de Autocaravanas Caldas de Reis
- 24hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmHotel Balneario Dávila, Hotel O Cruceiro, Albergue O Cruceiro and 21 more
- 7restaurants 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
- Barro0.8 km in a straight line
- Portas3.9 km in a straight line
- Moraña4.0 km in a straight line
- Caldas de Reis5.6 km in a straight line
- Cuntis10 km in a straight line
- Ribadumia11 km in a straight line
- Meis12 km in a straight line
- Vilagarcía de Arousa12 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 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Night °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 165 | 111 | 136 | 106 | 78 | 50 | 31 | 40 | 49 | 170 | 166 | 164 |
| Wet days | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (34 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 | 108% | 64% | 112% | 179% | 78% | 83% | 3% | 239% | 133% | 100% | 86% | 255% |
| 2021 | 136% | 265% | 30% | 103% | 153% | 156% | 78% | 64% | 156% | 85% | 27% | 127% |
| 2022 | 36% | 33% | 82% | 72% | 51% | 163% | 16% | 31% | 191% | 153% | 177% | 216% |
| 2023 | 153% | 17% | 91% | 72% | 71% | 194% | 73% | 79% | 239% | 218% | 196% | 137% |
| 2024 | 94% | 206% | 172% | 110% | 207% | 120% | 116% | 22% | 244% | 169% | 58% | 47% |
| 2025 | 211% | 105% | 83% | 181% | 97% | 35% | 30% | 59% | 132% | 69% | 193% | 125% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Parque da Natureza do Río Barosa
Spain
- —Height
- 1.2 m³/sAverage flow
- Nov–FebBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q9056001) · 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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