Brazil 
In numbers.
0.73m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Mar
Nov–Jan
Best months
773m
Elevation
The water at Cachoeira Véu de Noiva, month by month
It roars from November to March.
The fullest months: from November to March. The thinnest: from June to September.
- 2.0 m³/sJan
- 1.6 m³/sFeb
- 1.6 m³/sMar
- 1.4 m³/sApr
- 0.6 m³/sMay
- 0.3 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.1 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 1.8 m³/sNov
- 2.0 m³/sDec
From about 0.09 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.0 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: March and from November to January.
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.
Cachoeira Véu de Noiva is a waterfall in Brazil.
Getting there.
- Rio de Contasnearest town · 3.1 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,870 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Glauber de Andrade Rocha Airport (VDC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 174 km in a straight lineCar hire at VDC airport (Vitória da Conquista)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- March and from November to Januarybest 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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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 424 m in 3.6 km.
What is around.
- 1viewpointsNega do Zofir
- —waymarked walking routes
- 1car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmPoço Preto
- —caves
- —campsites
- 17hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmRaposochalé, Pousada Aconchego, Pousada Flamboyant and 14 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
- Rio de Contas3.1 km in a straight line
- Livramento de Nossa Senhora4.1 km in a straight line
- Livramento do Brumado5.2 km in a straight line
- Dom Basílio17 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 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
| Night °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 97 | 74 | 90 | 66 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 58 | 114 | 96 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (773 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 | 228% | 50% | 226% | 195% | 130% | 101% | 133% | 89% | 63% | 204% | 195% | 7% |
| 2021 | 51% | 142% | 18% | 103% | 17% | 59% | 35% | 132% | 12% | 149% | 171% | 398% |
| 2022 | 138% | 232% | 264% | 423% | 511% | 562% | 779% | 1,399% | 160% | 22% | 148% | 288% |
| 2023 | 65% | 42% | 48% | 72% | 203% | 62% | 274% | 134% | 39% | 22% | 22% | 37% |
| 2024 | 195% | 179% | 38% | 94% | 130% | 185% | 64% | 142% | 36% | 45% | 72% | 18% |
| 2025 | 87% | 38% | 15% | 83% | 95% | 571% | 87% | 42% | 63% | 62% | 96% | 89% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Cachoeira Véu de Noiva
Brazil
- —Height
- 0.73 m³/sAverage flow
- Mar, Nov–JanBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q19608124) · 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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