Greece 
In numbers.
Dec–Mar
Best months
371m
Elevation
The water at Richtis Gorge, month by month
It roars from December to February.
The fullest months: from December to February. The thinnest: from May to October.
- 100%Jan
- 91%Feb
- 52%Mar
- 26%Apr
- 10%May
- 3%Jun
- 1%Jul
- 0%Aug
- 3%Sep
- 18%Oct
- 37%Nov
- 82%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from December to March.
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.
- Sitianearest town · 12 km in a straight line
- Parking 20 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Sitia Airport (JSH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 12 km in a straight lineCar hire at JSH airport (Crete Island)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From December to Marchbest 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 338 m in 2.8 km. Here the river runs about 72 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 1viewpoints
- 1waymarked walking routesRichtis Gorge Georoute 17
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- 2bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmΡίχτης
- —caves
- —campsites
- 2hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmFerienhaus FEWO, Ella Rocrita
- 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
- Sitia12 km in a straight line
- Makry-Gialos14 km in a straight line
- Kaló Chorió20 km in a straight line
- Palekastro24 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 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Night °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 87 | 72 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 54 | 90 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 4.5 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (371 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 | 66% | 58% | 100% | 71% | 60% | 167% | — | — | 74% | 69% | 149% | 52% |
| 2021 | 68% | 35% | 83% | 63% | 73% | 150% | — | — | 49% | 104% | 74% | 99% |
| 2022 | 98% | 78% | 169% | 39% | 42% | 128% | — | — | 89% | 80% | 80% | 37% |
| 2023 | 38% | 48% | 81% | 54% | 292% | 633% | — | — | 81% | 18% | 68% | 61% |
| 2024 | 76% | 44% | 37% | 29% | 100% | 72% | — | — | 98% | 7% | 43% | 85% |
| 2025 | 43% | 80% | 69% | 95% | 181% | 33% | — | — | 25% | 67% | 102% | 92% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q7331108) · 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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