Portugal 
In numbers.
0.16m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Nov–Feb
Best months
214m
Elevation
The water at Cascata da Pantanha, month by month
It roars from November to March.
The fullest months: from November to March. 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
- 0.2 m³/sOct
- 0.3 m³/sNov
- 0.4 m³/sDec
From about 0.03 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.40 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.
Cascata da Pantanha is a waterfall in Portugal.
Getting there.
- Canas de Senhorimnearest town · 3.2 km in a straight line
- Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 27 km in a straight lineCar hire at OPO airport (Porto)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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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 143 m in 2.2 km.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- 1swimming spotsPraia Fluvial da Felgueira
- 1picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- 4bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 2campsitesASA de Nelas
- 12hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmCasas do Lupo, Hotel Urgeiriça, Residencial Rossio and 9 more
- 3restaurants 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
- Canas de Senhorim3.2 km in a straight line
- Nelas5.2 km in a straight line
- Cabanas de Viriato9.3 km in a straight line
- Carregal do Sal13 km in a straight line
- Oliveira do Hospital14 km in a straight line
- Seia16 km in a straight line
- Mangualde16 km in a straight line
- São Romão16 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 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 13 |
| Night °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 137 | 101 | 113 | 98 | 61 | 31 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 139 | 138 | 122 |
| Wet days | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 4.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (214 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 | 85% | 31% | 127% | 194% | 119% | 44% | 89% | 205% | 175% | 158% | 112% | 153% |
| 2021 | 110% | 182% | 19% | 133% | 102% | 210% | 62% | 30% | 229% | 52% | 10% | 77% |
| 2022 | 16% | 21% | 110% | 72% | 17% | 109% | 137% | 13% | 179% | 113% | 180% | 200% |
| 2023 | 121% | 14% | 45% | 32% | 78% | 205% | 49% | 13% | 183% | 180% | 121% | 57% |
| 2024 | 93% | 106% | 158% | 71% | 90% | 190% | 118% | 8% | 85% | 122% | 57% | 13% |
| 2025 | 129% | 58% | 152% | 137% | 114% | 63% | 43% | 17% | 87% | 83% | 148% | 104% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Cascata da Pantanha
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 (Q9701308) · 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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