Italy 
In numbers.
0.73m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Dec–Mar
Best months
731m
Elevation
The water at Cascata of the Marmarico, month by month
It roars from November to March.
The fullest months: from November to March. The thinnest: from June to August.
- 1.9 m³/sJan
- 1.8 m³/sFeb
- 1.5 m³/sMar
- 1.0 m³/sApr
- 0.5 m³/sMay
- 0.2 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.5 m³/sSep
- 0.9 m³/sOct
- 1.5 m³/sNov
- 1.9 m³/sDec
From about 0.10 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.9 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from December to March.
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 the Ecomuseo delle ferriere e fonderie di Calabria, Bivongi, Italy
Cascata of the Marmarico is a waterfall in Italy.
Getting there.
- Bivonginearest town · 5.2 km in a straight line
- Parking 2,080 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Lamezia Terme Sant'Eufemia International Airport (SUF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 47 km in a straight lineCar hire at SUF airport (Lamezia Terme)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From December to Marchbest months to go (estimate)
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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 449 m in 2.2 km.
What is around.
- 5viewpoints
- 4waymarked walking routesSentiero del Brigante - Tappa 8 and 3 more
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- 3picnic sites
- —toilets
- 4information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 1campsites
- 4hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmDon Mario Squillace, Hotel Città del sole, Antico Casale and 1 more
- 1restaurants 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
- Bivongi5.2 km in a straight line
- Pazzano5.5 km in a straight line
- Nardodipace5.7 km in a straight line
- Stilo6.7 km in a straight line
- Mongiana6.9 km in a straight line
- Fabrizia8.7 km in a straight line
- Guardavalle9.5 km in a straight line
- Serra San Bruno10 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 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
| Night °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 106 | 99 | 82 | 57 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 72 | 88 | 109 | 117 |
| Wet days | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Sun h/day | 4.2 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (731 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 | 15% | 14% | 102% | 68% | 59% | 92% | 163% | 102% | 102% | 91% | 57% | 116% |
| 2021 | 87% | 73% | 84% | 84% | 44% | 74% | 52% | 80% | 84% | 169% | 131% | 75% |
| 2022 | 40% | 37% | 48% | 36% | 62% | 30% | 43% | 179% | 56% | 42% | 126% | 53% |
| 2023 | 85% | 35% | 69% | 127% | 253% | 122% | 31% | 79% | 72% | 33% | 73% | 39% |
| 2024 | 79% | 76% | 70% | 46% | 90% | 31% | 58% | 180% | 85% | 83% | 49% | 90% |
| 2025 | 83% | 52% | 141% | 30% | 116% | 27% | 33% | 62% | 74% | 284% | 237% | 177% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Cascata of the Marmarico
Italy
- —Height
- 0.73 m³/sAverage flow
- Dec–MarBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q3661534) · 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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