Portugal 
In numbers.
0.55m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Mar
Nov–Jan
Best months
17m
Elevation
The water at Pego do inferno, month by month
It roars from November to December.
The fullest months: from November to December. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 1.5 m³/sJan
- 1.3 m³/sFeb
- 1.4 m³/sMar
- 1.4 m³/sApr
- 0.8 m³/sMay
- 0.3 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.2 m³/sSep
- 1.0 m³/sOct
- 2.0 m³/sNov
- 2.0 m³/sDec
From about 0.06 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.0 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: March and from November to January.
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.
- Taviranearest town · 5.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 290 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 29 km in a straight lineCar hire at FAO airport (Faro)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- March and from November to Januarybest 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.
Around the falls the river drops 32 m in 1.9 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 7car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmPego do Amor, Moinhos da Rocha
- —caves
- 4campsitesQuinta da Eira Antiga, Tavira - SSPSP, CP Algarve Motorhome Park Tavira and 1 more
- 26hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmVila Galé Tavira, Residencial Princesa do Gilao, Solar da Campina and 23 more
- 5restaurants 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
- Tavira5.3 km in a straight line
- Santa Luzia6.7 km in a straight line
- Luz7.1 km in a straight line
- Conceição8.2 km in a straight line
- Cabanas de Tavira8.8 km in a straight line
- Moncarapacho11 km in a straight line
- Fuzeta12 km in a straight line
- Laranjeiro14 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 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
| Night °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 51 | 53 | 70 | 66 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 77 | 94 | 75 |
| Wet days | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide. 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 | 101% | 8% | 231% | 340% | 317% | 164% | — | — | 164% | 291% | 251% | 88% |
| 2021 | 99% | 258% | 26% | 65% | 56% | 104% | — | — | 209% | 25% | 33% | 143% |
| 2022 | 4% | 32% | 279% | 121% | 18% | 136% | — | — | 168% | 118% | 39% | 368% |
| 2023 | 56% | 176% | 35% | 9% | 38% | 293% | — | — | 139% | 340% | 36% | 74% |
| 2024 | 304% | 235% | 267% | 39% | 10% | 32% | — | — | 35% | 206% | 97% | 45% |
| 2025 | 477% | 223% | 420% | 95% | 40% | 4% | — | — | 8% | 121% | 193% | 287% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Pego do inferno
Portugal
- —Height
- 0.55 m³/sAverage flow
- Mar, Nov–JanBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q16742104) · 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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