Portugal 
In numbers.
178m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Nov–Feb
Best months
24m
Elevation
The water at Pulo do Lobo, month by month
It roars from November to January.
The fullest months: from November to January. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 502 m³/sJan
- 406 m³/sFeb
- 387 m³/sMar
- 363 m³/sApr
- 266 m³/sMay
- 139 m³/sJun
- 46 m³/sJul
- 18 m³/sAug
- 40 m³/sSep
- 223 m³/sOct
- 449 m³/sNov
- 547 m³/sDec
From about 18 m³/s in the lowest month to 547 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
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 in Guadiana Valley Natural Park, Portugal
Pulo do Lobo is a waterfall in Portugal. It lies within Guadiana Valley Natural Park.
Getting there.
- Serpanearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Parking 100 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 93 km in a straight lineCar hire at FAO airport (Faro)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest months to go (estimate)
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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 16 m in 3.5 km. Here the river runs about 78 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 2viewpointsMiradouro do Pulo do Lobo
- 1waymarked walking routesEntre o Escalda e o Pulo do Lobo
- 4car parks
- —swimming spots
- 3picnic sites
- —toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmQuinta Marugo
- —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).
Towns nearby
- Serpa16 km in a straight line
- Mértola18 km in a straight line
- Minas de São Domingos19 km in a straight line
- Salvada19 km in a straight line
- Cabeça Gorda19 km in a straight line
- Aldeia Nova24 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 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 16 |
| Night °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 50 | 47 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 72 | 78 | 58 |
| Wet days | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 5.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (24 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 | 99% | 4% | 137% | 201% | 202% | 32% | — | — | 90% | 165% | 163% | 90% |
| 2021 | 66% | 203% | 35% | 101% | 39% | 71% | — | — | 165% | 44% | 20% | 111% |
| 2022 | 7% | 71% | 208% | 96% | 14% | 124% | — | — | 192% | 61% | 39% | 256% |
| 2023 | 47% | 32% | 30% | 9% | 81% | 150% | — | — | 135% | 167% | 51% | 38% |
| 2024 | 155% | 118% | 188% | 35% | 11% | 85% | — | — | 26% | 137% | 78% | 12% |
| 2025 | 211% | 142% | 273% | 153% | 54% | 9% | — | — | 10% | 31% | 120% | 211% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Pulo do Lobo
Portugal
- —Height
- 178 m³/sAverage flow
- Nov–FebBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q17294140) · 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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