Russia 
In numbers.
May–Jun
Best months
301m
Elevation
The water at Sharlama waterfall, month by month
It roars from April to May.
The fullest months: from April to May, with the snowmelt. The thinnest: August and from November to March. Below −4 °C on average (from November to March): the falls can partly freeze.
- 5%Jan
- 4%Feb
- 23%Mar
- 100%Apr
- 84%May
- 56%Jun
- 29%Jul
- 22%Aug
- 27%Sep
- 31%Oct
- 20%Nov
- 15%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to June.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Sharlama waterfall is a waterfall in Russia.
Getting there.
- Ufa International Airport (UFA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 93 km in a straight line
- From May to Junebest 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.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmШарлама
- —caves
- 8campsitesводопад Шарлама and 7 more
- —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 | -12 | -10 | -2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 7 | -2 | -10 |
| Night °C | -19 | -18 | -10 | -2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | -1 | -8 | -16 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 38 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 58 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 45 | 41 |
| Wet days | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 3.2 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 41 | 50 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (301 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 | 146% | 183% | 121% | 174% | 76% | 106% | 94% | 139% | 105% | 45% | 61% | 50% |
| 2021 | 146% | 142% | 86% | 78% | 39% | 53% | 65% | 12% | 91% | 74% | 101% | 145% |
| 2022 | 125% | 161% | 84% | 175% | 155% | 167% | 65% | 13% | 168% | 111% | 203% | 92% |
| 2023 | 76% | 100% | 113% | 50% | 47% | 57% | 145% | 141% | 69% | 173% | 155% | 127% |
| 2024 | 130% | 96% | 131% | 94% | 68% | 112% | 234% | 234% | 33% | 70% | 95% | 124% |
| 2025 | 135% | 48% | 114% | 146% | 82% | 177% | 111% | 157% | 102% | 139% | 145% | 128% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Sharlama waterfall
Russia
- —Height
- —Average flow
- May–JunBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q4520592) · 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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