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Waterfalls to see in January

120 waterfalls at their best in January: plenty of water and pleasant days to visit.

108 mVictoria FallsZimbabweZimbabwe948 mTugela FallsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaLivingstone FallsRepublic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo105 mKalandula FallsAngolaAngola771 mGocta CataractsPeruPeru110 mOuzoud FallsMoroccoMorocco120 mRuacana FallsNamibiaNamibia235 mKalambo FallsZambiaZambia581 mSutherland FallsNew ZealandNew Zealand192 mMaletsunyane FallsLesothoLesotho28 mKravicaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaCascata delle MarmoreItalyItaly896 mYumbilla FallsPeruPeru762 mMutarazi FallsZimbabweZimbabwe900 mOloʻupena FallsUnited StatesUnited States189 mBridalveil FallUnited StatesUnited States836 mBrowne FallsNew ZealandNew ZealandNgonye FallsZambiaZambia15 mRusumo FallsRwandaRwanda384 mLofoi FallsDR CongoDR Congo227 mMorsárfossIcelandIceland914 mTres Hermanas FallsPeruPeru268 mWallaman FallsAustraliaAustralia210 mTully FallsAustraliaAustralia123 mApsley FallsAustraliaAustralia49 mDüden WaterfallsTurkeyTurkey158 mTwin FallsAustraliaAustralia42 mTolmer FallsAustraliaAustralia340 mCachoeira da FumaçaBrazilBrazil350 mVaipo WaterfallFranceFrance115 mEbor FallsAustraliaAustraliaBarron FallsAustraliaAustralia30 mBomburu EllaSri LankaSri Lanka40 mBloomfield FallsAustraliaAustralia300 mTrou de FerFranceFranceHowick FallsSouth AfricaSouth Africa4 mManavgat WaterfallTurkeyTurkey65 mMac-Mac FallsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaFlorence FallsAustraliaAustraliaKapichira FallsMalawiMalawi20 mChishimba FallsZambiaZambia200 mSakaleona FallsMadagascarMadagascarGeli Eli Beg WaterfallIraqIraqGitgit WaterfallIndonesiaIndonesiaBaker's FallsSri LankaSri LankaBambarakanda FallsSri LankaSri Lanka250 mTamarind FallsMauritiusMauritius230 mBlencoe FallsAustraliaAustralia70 mAberdeen FallsSri LankaSri LankaRavana FallsSri LankaSri LankaChavuma FallsZambiaZambia640 mCascade BlancheFranceFranceLumangwe FallsZambiaZambiaJim Jim FallsAustraliaAustraliaTorc WaterfallIrelandIrelandMambilima FallsDR CongoDR Congo80 mChutes de la KageraBurundiBurundi310 mStaircase FallsUnited StatesUnited States38 mTeviot FallsAustraliaAustralia65 mSalto GrandeChileChilePurlingbrook FallsAustraliaAustralia160 mEllenborough FallsAustraliaAustraliaTinuy-an FallsPhilippinesPhilippinesEl-Ourit WaterfallsAlgeriaAlgeriaBopath Ella FallsSri LankaSri Lanka26 mWailua FallsUnited StatesUnited StatesDevon FallsSri LankaSri Lanka46 mSkradinski bukCroatiaCroatia25 mKabwelume FallsZambiaZambia94 mLisbon FallsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaDerna waterfallsLibyaLibya80 mBerlin FallsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaMorans FallsAustraliaAustralia250 mRianbavy FallsMadagascarMadagascar440 mDella FallsCanadaCanada30 mIssaqueena FallsUnited StatesUnited StatesJosephine FallsAustraliaAustralia840 mPu'uka'oku FallsUnited StatesUnited States150 mYarrbilgong FallsAustraliaAustralia80 mKundalila FallsZambiaZambiaSt. Clair's FallsSri LankaSri LankaRamboda FallsSri LankaSri Lanka53 mMilmilgee FallsAustraliaAustraliaDiyaluma FallsSri LankaSri LankaOwen FallsUgandaUgandaDunhinda FallsSri LankaSri LankaPulo do LoboPortugalPortugalLady Alice FallsNew ZealandNew ZealandAlamere FallsUnited StatesUnited StatesMcWay FallsUnited StatesUnited States120 mKautz Creek FallsUnited StatesUnited States60 mMahamanina FallsMadagascarMadagascarMumbuluma FallsZambiaZambiaGalboda EllaSri LankaSri LankaDinner FallsAustraliaAustralia243 mStoney Creek FallsAustraliaAustralia70 mLone Creek FallsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaElabana FallsAustraliaAustralia230 mWollomombi FallsAustraliaAustraliaMillstream FallsAustraliaAustraliaMambatuta FallsDR CongoDR CongoRawan EllaSri LankaSri LankaMurray FallsAustraliaAustralia88 mArco Iris FallsBoliviaBoliviaDaggs FallsAustraliaAustraliaQueen Mary FallsAustraliaAustraliaGoomoolahra FallsAustraliaAustralia70 mBridal Veil FallsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaMandraka FallsMadagascarMadagascar30 m25 Fontes FallsPortugalPortugalWangi FallsAustraliaAustralia110 mVéu da Noiva FallsPortugalPortugalLaxapana FallsSri LankaSri Lanka142 mMagwa FallsSouth AfricaSouth Africa48 mTjaynera FallsAustraliaAustraliaChuvisco FallsBrazilBrazil50 mKefrida WaterfallAlgeriaAlgeria90 mCascata dos AnjosPortugalPortugalKoćušaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaFervenza do ÉzaroSpainSpain

Estimate from 30 years of rain, snowmelt and temperature (NASA POWER, 1991–2020). The bars on each card show the water through the year; the dark one is this month.

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers or canyons?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit
lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Coming soonVisit
mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit
waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.You are here
islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit