Mexico 
In numbers.
Jul–Oct
Best months
2,276m
Elevation
The water at Piedra Volada, month by month
It roars from July to September.
The fullest months: from July to September. The thinnest: from November to June.
- 10%Jan
- 10%Feb
- 6%Mar
- 2%Apr
- 1%May
- 12%Jun
- 78%Jul
- 100%Aug
- 77%Sep
- 36%Oct
- 16%Nov
- 9%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- San Rafaelnearest town · 7.4 km in a straight line
- Parking 440 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 199 km in a straight lineCar hire at CEN airport (Ciudad Obregón)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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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.
What is around.
- 13viewpointsBarranca del Cobre, Mirador de piedra volada, Mirador de tres cañones and 10 more
- —waymarked walking routes
- 4car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 2toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- 2bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 1campsitesFireplace
- 14hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmPosada Barrancas, Mansion Tarahumara, Hotel Divisadero Barrancas and 11 more
- 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
- San Rafael7.4 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 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
| Night °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 29 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 220 | 191 | 116 | 45 | 28 | 26 |
| Wet days | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Sun h/day | 8.5 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (2,276 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 | 33% | 187% | 324% | 185% | 105% | 62% | 72% | 46% | 60% | 0% | 3% | 105% |
| 2021 | 190% | 27% | 2% | 0% | 61% | 157% | 92% | 96% | 62% | 20% | 63% | 200% |
| 2022 | 0% | 41% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 215% | 94% | 144% | 93% | 55% | 0% | 61% |
| 2023 | 23% | 76% | 210% | 0% | 482% | 4% | 42% | 54% | 37% | 88% | 35% | 19% |
| 2024 | 63% | 18% | 7% | 40% | 0% | 69% | 78% | 68% | 22% | 17% | 2% | 0% |
| 2025 | 46% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 29% | 180% | 75% | 70% | 132% | 65% | 20% | 19% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Piedra Volada
Mexico
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q7191565) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| 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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