
In numbers.
26m
Height
0.01m³/s
Average flow
Apr–Jun
Aug
Best months
3kW
Water power
estimate
The water at Vaňovský vodopád, month by month
It roars in January and from March to September.
The fullest months: January and from March to September.
- 75%Jan
- 74%Feb
- 95%Mar
- 94%Apr
- 100%May
- 92%Jun
- 93%Jul
- 95%Aug
- 84%Sep
- 75%Oct
- 68%Nov
- 53%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to June and August.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in Czechia
Vaňovský vodopád is a waterfall in Czechia. The water falls 26 m. It lies within České středohoří Protected Landscape Area.
Getting there.
- Ústí nad Labemnearest town · 3.5 km in a straight line
- Parking 810 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Dresden Airport (DRS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 59 km in a straight lineCar hire at DRS airport (Dresden)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to June and Augustbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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How big is it?
How big it really is.
Height of the drop from Wikidata. Buildings and the person are drawn at the same scale.
3 kW
About 0.01 m³/s falling 26 m: the power of the water as it drops.
- enough to power about 1 homes, if it were all turned into electricity
Power of falling water = density × gravity × flow × height. Average flow and height as shown above; an estimate.
Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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2 km
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 270 m in 1.5 km.
What is around.
- 12viewpointsVrkoč, Malá Skála, Vaňovská Skála and 9 more
- 15waymarked walking routes[Z] Větruše - Stadice, [M] Trmice - Dolní Zálezly, [Ž] Litochovice nad Labem žst - Střekov hrad and 12 more
- 11car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 21information boards and visitor centres
- 13bus stops within 1 km
- 4other named waterfalls within 4 kmPrůčelský vodopád, Vodopád, Hostovický vodopád and 1 more
- —caves
- 5campsitesCyklokemp Loděnice, Marina Kemp Valtirov, Caravan Club Ústí nad Labem and 2 more
- 17hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmUbytování Stará, Interhotel Bohemia, Hotel Vladimir and 14 more
- 12restaurants 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
- Ústí nad Labem3.5 km in a straight line
- Trmice3.6 km in a straight line
- Řehlovice6.7 km in a straight line
- Velké Březno7.9 km in a straight line
- Chabařovice8.5 km in a straight line
- Povrly9.6 km in a straight line
- Chlumec11 km in a straight line
- Velemín11 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 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Night °C | -5 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 44 | 32 | 38 | 35 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 44 |
| Wet days | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (320 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 | 47% | 201% | 95% | 31% | 89% | 137% | 39% | 145% | 96% | 150% | 25% | 66% |
| 2021 | 155% | 157% | 78% | 95% | 153% | 161% | 148% | 133% | 43% | 42% | 109% | 89% |
| 2022 | 87% | 118% | 40% | 141% | 50% | 152% | 45% | 96% | 134% | 55% | 89% | 88% |
| 2023 | 77% | 93% | 157% | 151% | 25% | 97% | 66% | 155% | 41% | 134% | 157% | 183% |
| 2024 | 100% | 186% | 36% | 102% | 175% | 92% | 79% | 85% | 181% | 95% | 65% | 83% |
| 2025 | 97% | 49% | 60% | 104% | 75% | 89% | 109% | 50% | 166% | 95% | 85% | 46% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q11878047) · 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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