Spain 
In numbers.
Nov–Feb
Best months
500m
Elevation
The water at Pozo de los Lirios, month by month
It roars from November to March.
The fullest months: from November to March. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 100%Jan
- 84%Feb
- 83%Mar
- 68%Apr
- 41%May
- 17%Jun
- 5%Jul
- 3%Aug
- 9%Sep
- 61%Oct
- 87%Nov
- 96%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Pozo de los Lirios is a waterfall in Spain. It lies within Arribes del Duero Natural Park.
Getting there.
- Masueconearest town · 3.0 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,360 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Bragança Airport (BGC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 71 km in a straight lineCar hire in BragancaDiscover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest 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.
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 260 m in 1.3 km.
What is around.
- 5viewpointsPozo de los Humos, Mirador desembocadura río Uces and 3 more
- 3waymarked walking routesCamino del Pozo de los Humos, Etapa 35: Pereña de la Ribera – Masueco, Etapa 36: Masueco – Aldeadávila de la Ribera
- 5car parks
- —swimming spots
- 1picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 2information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmPozo de los Humos, Pozo Airón
- —caves
- 4campsitesEl Balcón de las Arribes, Aparcamieto de autocaravanas Aldeadávila de la Ribera, Las Casitas and 1 more
- 20hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmHotel La Jara, Hostal El Palomar, 2 and 17 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
- Masueco3.0 km in a straight line
- Aldeadávila de la Ribera3.3 km in a straight line
- Villarino de los Aires11 km in a straight line
- Cabeza del Caballo11 km in a straight line
- Mieza12 km in a straight line
- Cerezal de Peñahorcada12 km in a straight line
- Valsalabroso15 km in a straight line
- Mogadouro16 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 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 10 |
| Night °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 117 | 88 | 104 | 87 | 54 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 126 | 114 | 112 |
| Wet days | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (500 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 | 84% | 26% | 139% | 211% | 103% | 40% | 123% | 225% | 123% | 156% | 129% | 141% |
| 2021 | 121% | 199% | 9% | 112% | 95% | 268% | 33% | 24% | 180% | 55% | 9% | 83% |
| 2022 | 14% | 9% | 107% | 70% | 19% | 116% | 210% | 20% | 189% | 108% | 189% | 189% |
| 2023 | 128% | 14% | 47% | 29% | 83% | 258% | 13% | 8% | 196% | 172% | 122% | 55% |
| 2024 | 96% | 110% | 151% | 70% | 99% | 195% | 79% | 6% | 100% | 114% | 56% | 13% |
| 2025 | 151% | 60% | 138% | 122% | 126% | 65% | 56% | 16% | 78% | 86% | 147% | 93% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Pozo de los Lirios
Spain
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Nov–FebBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q6083865) · 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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