Italy 
In numbers.
27m
Height
0.30m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Apr–Jun
Nov
Best months
79kW
Water power
estimate
The water at Pesegh waterfall, month by month
It roars from April to June and in November.
The fullest months: from April to June and November.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.3 m³/sMar
- 0.3 m³/sApr
- 0.5 m³/sMay
- 0.4 m³/sJun
- 0.3 m³/sJul
- 0.3 m³/sAug
- 0.3 m³/sSep
- 0.3 m³/sOct
- 0.5 m³/sNov
- 0.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.17 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.48 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to June and 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.
Natural waterfall in the municipality of Brinzio (Italy)
Pesegh waterfall is a waterfall in Italy. The water falls 27 m.
Getting there.
- Brinzionearest town · 0.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 90 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Lugano Airport (LUG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 16 km in a straight lineCar hire at MXP airport (Ferno)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to June and Novemberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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How big is it?
How big it really is.
Height of the drop from Wikidata. Buildings and the person are drawn at the same scale.
79 kW
About 0.30 m³/s falling 27 m: the power of the water as it drops.
- enough to power about 20 homes, if it were all turned into electricity
Power of falling water = density × gravity × flow × height. Average flow and height as shown above; an estimate.
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.
What is around.
- 2viewpoints
- 23waymarked walking routesBrinzio - Monte Martica, Lago di Brinzio, European Long distance path E1 - part Italy - Lombardy and 20 more
- 31car parks
- —swimming spots
- 7picnic sites
- —toilets
- 21information boards and visitor centres
- 1bus stops within 1 km
- 7other named waterfalls within 4 kmCascata delle Grotte di Valganna, Cascata del Ronco, Cascate superiori del Casc and 4 more
- —caves
- 4campsitesCampin Trelago, Area Sosta Camper - Gavirate, Area parcheggio camper and 1 more
- 30hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmResidence le Arcate, B&B Douglas House (Bike Hotel), Belsit and 27 more
- 19restaurants 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
- Brinzio0.5 km in a straight line
- Castello Cabiaglio1.8 km in a straight line
- Bedero Valcuvia2.6 km in a straight line
- Rancio Valcuvia3.0 km in a straight line
- Masciago Primo3.1 km in a straight line
- Valganna3.6 km in a straight line
- Cuvio3.7 km in a straight line
- Ganna3.8 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 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Night °C | -3 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 50 | 59 | 70 | 102 | 139 | 120 | 107 | 129 | 99 | 112 | 147 | 73 |
| Wet days | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 21 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (494 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 | 27% | 31% | 116% | 67% | 95% | 171% | 58% | 130% | 96% | 214% | 5% | 191% |
| 2021 | 233% | 95% | 26% | 70% | 85% | 66% | 224% | 80% | 114% | 89% | 82% | 39% |
| 2022 | 25% | 42% | 17% | 59% | 69% | 86% | 99% | 88% | 123% | 99% | 43% | 92% |
| 2023 | 51% | 15% | 76% | 101% | 137% | 103% | 116% | 154% | 134% | 169% | 66% | 109% |
| 2024 | 98% | 281% | 339% | 92% | 205% | 181% | 133% | 46% | 207% | 213% | 15% | 30% |
| 2025 | 222% | 63% | 174% | 136% | 134% | 108% | 235% | 157% | 205% | 56% | 52% | 57% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Pesegh waterfall
Italy
- 27 mHeight
- 0.30 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr–Jun, NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q56543513) · 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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