
In numbers.
Apr–May
Oct–Nov
Best months
510m
Elevation
The water at Salt de la Baga Cerdana, month by month
It roars from March to May and from October to November.
The fullest months: from March to May and from October to November.
- 61%Jan
- 63%Feb
- 85%Mar
- 100%Apr
- 91%May
- 53%Jun
- 31%Jul
- 30%Aug
- 48%Sep
- 87%Oct
- 98%Nov
- 67%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May and from October to November.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Salt de la Baga Cerdana is a waterfall in Spain.
Getting there.
- Artésnearest town · 6.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,990 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 54 km in a straight lineCar hire at BCN airport (Barcelona)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to May and from October to Novemberbest 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 87 m in 2.7 km. Here the river runs about 89 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- 7waymarked walking routesCamí Oliba, Camí de Sant Jaume (Sant Pere de Rodes - Montserrat), Camí Ral de Manresa a Vic and 4 more
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 1campsites
- 5hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmCasa de Colònies Mas Saiol, els Clapers, Hotel Urbisol and 2 more
- 6restaurants 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
- Artés6.3 km in a straight line
- Moià6.5 km in a straight line
- Talamanca6.7 km in a straight line
- Granera6.9 km in a straight line
- Santa Maria d'Oló9.1 km in a straight line
- Avinyó10 km in a straight line
- Navarcles11 km in a straight line
- Castellcir11 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 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Night °C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 40 | 35 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 67 | 56 | 34 |
| Wet days | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Sun h/day | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (510 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 | 290% | 9% | 147% | 261% | 133% | 292% | 213% | 164% | 151% | 110% | 292% | 267% |
| 2021 | 105% | 128% | 40% | 94% | 97% | 173% | 59% | 50% | 114% | 65% | 159% | 51% |
| 2022 | 20% | 27% | 184% | 73% | 60% | 49% | 64% | 121% | 99% | 48% | 50% | 91% |
| 2023 | 41% | 89% | 9% | 29% | 87% | 253% | 61% | 118% | 62% | 80% | 33% | 32% |
| 2024 | 50% | 70% | 219% | 204% | 130% | 254% | 97% | 73% | 238% | 210% | 82% | 74% |
| 2025 | 38% | 86% | 392% | 99% | 126% | 42% | 244% | 143% | 209% | 35% | 93% | 338% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q18006565) · 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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