Albania 
In numbers.
0.32m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Feb–Mar
Nov–Dec
Best months
476m
Elevation
The water at Sotira Waterfalls, month by month
It roars from November to March.
The fullest months: from November to March. The thinnest: from July to August.
- 0.5 m³/sJan
- 0.5 m³/sFeb
- 0.4 m³/sMar
- 0.4 m³/sApr
- 0.3 m³/sMay
- 0.2 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.2 m³/sSep
- 0.3 m³/sOct
- 0.5 m³/sNov
- 0.6 m³/sDec
From about 0.07 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.56 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from February to March and from November to December.
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.
Sotira Waterfalls is a waterfall in Albania.
Getting there.
- Roshnik Qendernearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 68 km in a straight lineCar hire at OHD airport (Ohrid)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From February to March and from November to Decemberbest 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.
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 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmQafë Dardhë
- —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
- Roshnik Qender11 km in a straight line
- Gramsh13 km in a straight line
- Qereshnik13 km in a straight line
- Pishaj14 km in a straight line
- Duhanas15 km in a straight line
- Lumas16 km in a straight line
- Poliçan17 km in a straight line
- Vërtop17 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 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 9 |
| Night °C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 84 | 74 | 68 | 62 | 60 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 71 | 85 | 100 | 102 |
| Wet days | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Sun h/day | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (476 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 | 43% | 65% | 130% | 81% | 58% | 68% | 113% | 125% | 75% | 154% | 8% | 130% |
| 2021 | 274% | 121% | 103% | 145% | 29% | 68% | 52% | 26% | 47% | 142% | 116% | 137% |
| 2022 | 31% | 107% | 49% | 75% | 60% | 163% | 46% | 88% | 69% | 55% | 103% | 104% |
| 2023 | 132% | 20% | 122% | 95% | 146% | 194% | 46% | 122% | 50% | 70% | 224% | 58% |
| 2024 | 93% | 42% | 148% | 171% | 148% | 33% | 62% | 74% | 138% | 85% | 91% | 152% |
| 2025 | 151% | 43% | 134% | 71% | 110% | 10% | 22% | 140% | 57% | 117% | 298% | 33% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Sotira Waterfalls
Albania
- —Height
- 0.32 m³/sAverage flow
- Feb–Mar, Nov–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q13047158) · 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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