Luxembourg 
In numbers.
0.78m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Mar–May
Nov
Best months
267m
Elevation
The water at Schéissendëmpel, month by month
It roars from November to May.
The fullest months: from November to May.
- 1.3 m³/sJan
- 1.2 m³/sFeb
- 1.3 m³/sMar
- 0.9 m³/sApr
- 0.7 m³/sMay
- 0.5 m³/sJun
- 0.3 m³/sJul
- 0.4 m³/sAug
- 0.3 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 0.8 m³/sNov
- 1.0 m³/sDec
From about 0.26 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.3 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to May and November.
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 Luxembourg
Schéissendëmpel is a waterfall on the Black Ernz, in Luxembourg.
Getting there.
- Waldbillignearest town · 1.7 km in a straight line
- Parking 550 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 19 km in a straight lineCar hire at LUX airport (Luxembourg)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From March to May and Novemberbest 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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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 46 m in 2.4 km. Here the river runs about 75 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 7viewpoints
- 11waymarked walking routesW6 Hiking Tour, W3 Hiking Tour, Sentier de Moellerdall and 8 more
- 40car parks
- —swimming spots
- 21picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 17information boards and visitor centres
- 6bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmKallektuffquell
- 10caves
- 11campsitesCamping Neumuhle, Camping Relax, Camping-Altschmiede and 8 more
- 19hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmB&B White Pearl, Berdorfer Eck, Appart Hotel Ernz Noire and 16 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
- Waldbillig1.7 km in a straight line
- Consdorf2.9 km in a straight line
- Heffingen4.6 km in a straight line
- Berdorf5.3 km in a straight line
- Beaufort5.7 km in a straight line
- Larochette5.8 km in a straight line
- Bech5.9 km in a straight line
- Medernach6.6 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 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Night °C | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 75 | 64 | 63 | 49 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 81 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 84 |
| Wet days | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (267 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% | 197% | 110% | 38% | 44% | 91% | 34% | 56% | 77% | 144% | 42% | 118% |
| 2021 | 113% | 80% | 70% | 90% | 102% | 134% | 232% | 84% | 74% | 82% | 57% | 73% |
| 2022 | 94% | 103% | 40% | 99% | 56% | 125% | 24% | 33% | 179% | 123% | 119% | 96% |
| 2023 | 179% | 34% | 183% | 138% | 66% | 47% | 137% | 140% | 99% | 186% | 186% | 121% |
| 2024 | 127% | 182% | 140% | 175% | 262% | 157% | 126% | 91% | 196% | 183% | 101% | 89% |
| 2025 | 199% | 59% | 26% | 124% | 60% | 88% | 123% | 41% | 312% | 133% | 71% | 40% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Schéissendëmpel
Luxembourg
- —Height
- 0.78 m³/sAverage flow
- Mar–May, NovBest months
Waterfall of Reinhardstein
Belgium
- 60 mHeight
- 1.5 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr–May, Aug, OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q2529613) · 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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