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Waterfalls to see in May

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

57 mNiagara FallsUnited StatesUnited States82 mIguaçu FallsArgentinaArgentina739 mYosemite FallsUnited StatesUnited States23 mRhine FallsSwitzerlandSwitzerland226 mKaieteur FallsGuyanaGuyana56 mAugrabies FallsSouth AfricaSouth AfricaBoyoma FallsDR CongoDR Congo380 mKrimml WaterfallsAustriaAustria20 mEpupa FallsNamibiaNamibia410 mSeven Sisters waterfallNorwayNorway650 mHorsetail FallUnited StatesUnited States8 mJägala WaterfallEstoniaEstonia845 mVinnufossenNorwayNorway51 mHorseshoe FallsUnited StatesUnited StatesReichenbach FallsSwitzerlandSwitzerland818 mRamnefjellsfossenNorwayNorway93 mNjupeskärSwedenSweden96 mVirginia FallsCanadaCanada181 mNevada FallUnited StatesUnited States422 mGavarnie FallsFranceFranceKeila WaterfallEstoniaEstonia157 mTequendama FallsColombiaColombiaInga FallsDR CongoDR Congo34 mAmerican FallsUnited StatesUnited States20 mÖxarárfossIcelandIceland165 mLåtefossenNorwayNorway15 mRusumo FallsRwandaRwanda11 mHuka FallsNew ZealandNew Zealand40 mSmolare FallsNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia12 mHraunfossarIcelandIceland23 mAthabasca FallsCanadaCanada85 mMontmorency FallsCanadaCanada297 mStaubbach FallsSwitzerlandSwitzerland98 mUchan-suUkraineUkraine138 mKorab FallsNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia30 mValaste WaterfallEstoniaEstonia121 mDry FallsUnited StatesUnited States51 mSteinsdalsfossenNorwayNorway238 mRjukanfossenNorwayNorwayVenta RapidLatviaLatviaYellala FallsDR CongoDR Congo97 mVernal FallUnited StatesUnited StatesSaint Anthony FallsUnited StatesUnited StatesTrümmelbach FallsSwitzerlandSwitzerland11 mKivach waterfallRussiaRussia80 mPaulo Afonso FallsBrazilBrazil141 mHelmcken FallsCanadaCanada116 mIllilouette FallUnited StatesUnited States98 mSkakavac WaterfallBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina18 mShaki WaterfallArmeniaArmenia74 mThomson's FallsKenyaKenya60 mGlandieu FallFranceFrance212 mChilnualna FallUnited StatesUnited StatesCuquenan FallsVenezuelaVenezuela571 mSavica FallsSloveniaSlovenia30 mBøsdalafossurFaroe IslandsFaroe Islands7 mFaxiIcelandIceland124 mRaysko PraskaloBulgariaBulgaria143 mCascata del ToceItalyItaly48 mTortum WaterfallTurkeyTurkey9 mEternal Flame FallsUnited StatesUnited States17 mFulmer FallsUnited StatesUnited States350 mVaipo WaterfallFranceFrance35 mTarawera FallsNew ZealandNew Zealand343 mPissing Mare FallsCanadaCanadaÁlafossIcelandIcelandLangfossenNorwayNorway10 mBarnafossarIcelandIceland9 mBow FallsCanadaCanada840 mJames Bruce FallsCanadaCanada65 mShoshone FallsUnited StatesUnited StatesTriberg WaterfallsGermanyGermany18 mWapta FallsCanadaCanada100 mCascate del VaroneItalyItaly15 mTahquamenon FallsUnited StatesUnited States116 mComet FallsUnited StatesUnited States64 mPilj WaterfallSerbiaSerbiaPurakaunui FallsNew ZealandNew Zealand33 mYellowstone FallsUnited StatesUnited States28 mCohoes FallsUnited StatesUnited States585 mSeerenbach FallsSwitzerlandSwitzerlandCumberland FallsUnited StatesUnited States9 mLewis FallsUnited StatesUnited States305 mAngels Staircase FallsCanadaCanada52 mPeričnik FallsSloveniaSloveniaHjálparfossIcelandIceland19 mAlbion FallsCanadaCanada26 mGibbon FallsUnited StatesUnited StatesGadelsha FallsRussiaRussiaBoti FallsGhanaGhanaPliva WaterfallBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina27 mCrescent FallsCanadaCanada30 mVodopád SkokSlovakiaSlovakia15 mKepler CascadesUnited StatesUnited States35 mUpper Mesa FallsUnited StatesUnited States15 mWaterfalls of CooBelgiumBelgium57 mNarada FallsUnited StatesUnited States35 mChaudière FallsCanadaCanadaEngstligen fallsSwitzerlandSwitzerland6 mUrriðafossIcelandIceland40 mTower FallUnited StatesUnited States175 mCrypt FallsCanadaCanadaElakala FallsUnited StatesUnited States27 mGreat FallsUnited StatesUnited States68 mJermuk WaterfallArmeniaArmenia148 mPančavský vodopádCzechiaCzechia19 mKolešino FallsNorth MacedoniaNorth Macedonia21 mChristine FallsUnited StatesUnited States21 mMystic FallsUnited StatesUnited States14 mShypitUkraineUkraineSarp FallsNorwayNorway80 mKmeťovSlovakiaSlovakia491 mRibbon FallUnited StatesUnited States175 mSilver Strand FallsUnited StatesUnited States52 mVan Trump FallsUnited StatesUnited States10 mChaudière FallsCanadaCanada850 mBalayfossenNorwayNorway14 mGreat FallsUnited StatesUnited StatesFirehole FallsUnited StatesUnited States5 mMiruša WaterfallsKosovoKosovo

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.

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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