Russia 
In numbers.
2.4m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jun
Aug–Oct
Best months
36m
Elevation
The water at Ptichy Waterfall, month by month
It roars from April to November.
The fullest months: from April to November. The thinnest: February. Below −4 °C on average (February): the falls can partly freeze.
- 1.7 m³/sJan
- 0.3 m³/sFeb
- 3.6 m³/sMar
- 6.0 m³/sApr
- 6.5 m³/sMay
- 5.1 m³/sJun
- 4.9 m³/sJul
- 5.8 m³/sAug
- 5.6 m³/sSep
- 5.9 m³/sOct
- 5.2 m³/sNov
- 3.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.27 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.5 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: June and from August to October.
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.
Waterfall on Kunashir Island, Russia
Ptichy Waterfall is a waterfall in Russia.
Getting there.
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 142 km in a straight line
- June and from August to Octoberbest 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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2 km
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 27 m in 1.4 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —restaurants 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).
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | -2 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| Night °C | -4 | -6 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 59 | 48 | 77 | 69 | 89 | 88 | 116 | 137 | 116 | 114 | 96 | 79 |
| Wet days | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
| Sun h/day | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 24 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (36 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 | 65% | 71% | 96% | 83% | 83% | 129% | 78% | 67% | 99% | 86% | 82% | 66% |
| 2021 | 103% | 89% | 116% | 100% | 120% | 43% | 26% | 88% | 74% | 97% | 85% | 77% |
| 2022 | 93% | 87% | 84% | 43% | 69% | 136% | 79% | 121% | 87% | 98% | 70% | 79% |
| 2023 | 73% | 58% | 73% | 143% | 63% | 87% | 51% | 98% | 72% | 85% | 118% | 59% |
| 2024 | 85% | 76% | 77% | 96% | 120% | 88% | 85% | 116% | 71% | 98% | 79% | 60% |
| 2025 | 72% | 75% | 85% | 144% | 93% | 99% | 81% | 99% | 102% | 87% | 119% | 133% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Ptichy Waterfall
Russia
- —Height
- 2.4 m³/sAverage flow
- Jun, Aug–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q21044974) · 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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