Mexico 
In numbers.
Jul–Oct
Best months
1,722m
Elevation
The water at Hierve el Agua, month by month
It roars from July to September.
The fullest months: from July to September. The thinnest: from December to May.
- 3%Jan
- 2%Feb
- 2%Mar
- 4%Apr
- 14%May
- 64%Jun
- 83%Jul
- 90%Aug
- 100%Sep
- 71%Oct
- 31%Nov
- 10%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- San Lorenzo Albarradasnearest town · 5.0 km in a straight line
- Parking 260 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Xoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire at HUX airport (Huatulco)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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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.
What is around.
- 7viewpointsHierve El Agua and 6 more
- —waymarked walking routes
- 1car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 2toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmCasa Silencio
- —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
- San Lorenzo Albarradas5.0 km in a straight line
- Xaagá7.0 km in a straight line
- San Baltazar Guelavila8.1 km in a straight line
- San Pablo Villa de Mitla11 km in a straight line
- Santiago Matatlán11 km in a straight line
- San Juan del Río12 km in a straight line
- San Dionisio Ocotepec15 km in a straight line
- San Pablo Guilá19 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 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Night °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 18 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 75 | 217 | 198 | 206 | 228 | 124 | 38 | 19 |
| Wet days | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| Sun h/day | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (1,722 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 | 253% | 173% | 20% | 71% | 155% | 67% | 92% | 154% | 129% | 91% | 176% | 56% |
| 2021 | 193% | 67% | 30% | 89% | 217% | 188% | 86% | 121% | 131% | 83% | 106% | 70% |
| 2022 | 148% | 134% | 69% | 97% | 154% | 114% | 87% | 105% | 155% | 108% | 133% | 172% |
| 2023 | 57% | 76% | 122% | 34% | 57% | 59% | 107% | 120% | 45% | 96% | 156% | 380% |
| 2024 | 153% | 101% | 108% | 102% | 21% | 146% | 121% | 139% | 110% | 189% | 83% | 65% |
| 2025 | 127% | 95% | 49% | 45% | 147% | 133% | 62% | 76% | 108% | 174% | 175% | 232% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Hierve el Agua
Mexico
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q155246) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| 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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