Philippines 
In numbers.
3.2m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul–Oct
Best months
136m
Elevation
The water at Tanap-Avis Falls, month by month
It roars from August to September.
The fullest months: from August to September. The thinnest: from January to May.
- 1.1 m³/sJan
- 0.6 m³/sFeb
- 0.3 m³/sMar
- 0.3 m³/sApr
- 1.4 m³/sMay
- 2.8 m³/sJun
- 4.5 m³/sJul
- 6.2 m³/sAug
- 5.5 m³/sSep
- 3.8 m³/sOct
- 2.9 m³/sNov
- 2.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.33 m³/s in the lowest month to 6.2 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
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 Burgos, Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Tanap-Avis Falls is a waterfall in Philippines.
Getting there.
- Burgosnearest town · 5.3 km in a straight line
- Laoag International Airport (LAO)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 37 km in a straight lineCar hire at CRK airport (Mabalacat)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest 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.
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 97 m in 3.6 km. Here the river runs about 70 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmCowlick "Alimpupuro" Residence Inn
- —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
- Burgos5.3 km in a straight line
- Davila10 km in a straight line
- Bangui12 km in a straight line
- Pagudpud15 km in a straight line
- Dumalneg15 km in a straight line
- Pasuquin17 km in a straight line
- Adams24 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Night °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 40 | 32 | 22 | 30 | 186 | 282 | 395 | 488 | 348 | 220 | 208 | 155 |
| Wet days | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (136 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 | 165% | 61% | 85% | 91% | 251% | 130% | 77% | 58% | 52% | 285% | 536% | 1,003% |
| 2021 | 382% | 176% | 200% | 58% | 20% | 78% | 102% | 59% | 54% | 175% | 69% | 50% |
| 2022 | 305% | 105% | 120% | 271% | 153% | 81% | 47% | 101% | 57% | 313% | 48% | 135% |
| 2023 | 279% | 220% | 39% | 53% | 31% | 78% | 189% | 127% | 107% | 68% | 57% | 78% |
| 2024 | 110% | 16% | 57% | 27% | 92% | 54% | 101% | 44% | 168% | 151% | 266% | 129% |
| 2025 | 389% | 234% | 164% | 41% | 94% | 81% | 187% | 60% | 147% | 81% | 287% | 62% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Tanap-Avis Falls
Philippines
- —Height
- 3.2 m³/sAverage flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q118874713) · 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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