Portugal 
In numbers.
0.16m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Nov–Feb
Best months
143m
Elevation
The water at Waterfall Penedo Furado, month by month
It roars from November to February.
The fullest months: from November to February. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 0.4 m³/sJan
- 0.3 m³/sFeb
- 0.3 m³/sMar
- 0.3 m³/sApr
- 0.2 m³/sMay
- 0.1 m³/sJun
- 0.0 m³/sJul
- 0.0 m³/sAug
- 0.1 m³/sSep
- 0.3 m³/sOct
- 0.4 m³/sNov
- 0.4 m³/sDec
From about 0.03 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.41 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
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 Vila de Rei, Portugal
Waterfall Penedo Furado is a waterfall in Portugal.
Getting there.
- Vila de Reinearest town · 5.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 330 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 124 km in a straight lineCar hire at LIS airport (Lisbon)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest 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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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 93 m in 2.1 km. Here the river runs about 30 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 3viewpointsMiradouro do Penedo Furado, Miradouro das Fragas de Rabadão, Miradouro do Cristo Rei da Matagosa
- 2waymarked walking routesGrande Rota do Zêzere, Passadiços do Penedo Furado
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- 1picnic sites
- —toilets
- 3information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 2campsites
- 7hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmAlbergaria D. Dinis, A Velha Casa, Blue Lake House and 4 more
- —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
- Vila de Rei5.6 km in a straight line
- Sardoal10 km in a straight line
- Alferrarede16 km in a straight line
- Abrantes18 km in a straight line
- Pego19 km in a straight line
- Montalvo20 km in a straight line
- Montalvinho20 km in a straight line
- Sertã20 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 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 14 |
| Night °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 82 | 65 | 77 | 67 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 101 | 101 | 78 |
| Wet days | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 4.5 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (143 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 | 77% | 15% | 111% | 251% | 209% | 54% | 114% | 84% | 103% | 222% | 131% | 136% |
| 2021 | 100% | 179% | 20% | 172% | 60% | 157% | 31% | 61% | 230% | 83% | 18% | 111% |
| 2022 | 16% | 84% | 150% | 104% | 11% | 108% | 13% | 6% | 202% | 102% | 125% | 308% |
| 2023 | 94% | 20% | 47% | 23% | 109% | 188% | 13% | 6% | 271% | 159% | 107% | 58% |
| 2024 | 134% | 98% | 175% | 71% | 42% | 254% | 70% | 12% | 58% | 131% | 64% | 15% |
| 2025 | 208% | 126% | 220% | 167% | 128% | 54% | 31% | 17% | 52% | 52% | 128% | 150% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Waterfall Penedo Furado
Portugal
- —Height
- 0.16 m³/sAverage flow
- Nov–FebBest months
Cascata da Frecha da Mizarela
Portugal
- 75 mHeight
- 0.69 m³/sAverage flow
- Feb–Mar, Nov–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q9701472) · 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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