Philippines 
In numbers.
0.53m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Sep–Dec
Best months
161m
Elevation
The water at Hinulugang Taktak, month by month
It roars from October to December.
The fullest months: from October to December. The thinnest: from March to April.
- 0.5 m³/sJan
- 0.3 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 0.1 m³/sApr
- 0.2 m³/sMay
- 0.4 m³/sJun
- 0.6 m³/sJul
- 0.6 m³/sAug
- 0.7 m³/sSep
- 0.8 m³/sOct
- 0.8 m³/sNov
- 0.9 m³/sDec
From about 0.13 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.95 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from September to December.
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.
Getting there.
- Caintanearest town · 5.0 km in a straight line
- Parking 370 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 18 km in a straight lineCar hire at MNL airport (Manila)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From September to Decemberbest 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 68 m in 1.6 km.
What is around.
- 1viewpoints360° View
- —waymarked walking routes
- 64car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 21toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- 5bus stops within 1 km
- 1other named waterfalls within 4 kmTres Escalon
- —caves
- —campsites
- 81hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmSeven Suites, Bahay-bahayan, NANU_Granpolo Hotel and 78 more
- 129restaurants 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
- Cainta5.0 km in a straight line
- Taytay5.5 km in a straight line
- Antipolo5.6 km in a straight line
- Teresa7.1 km in a straight line
- Angono7.9 km in a straight line
- Marikina City8.0 km in a straight line
- Calumpang8.6 km in a straight line
- Pasig City11 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 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Night °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 148 | 148 | 119 | 102 | 171 | 248 | 312 | 289 | 301 | 341 | 345 | 393 |
| Wet days | 22 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 4.5 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (161 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 | 92% | 499% | 484% | 595% | 144% | 242% | 81% | 86% | 90% | 308% | 312% | 219% |
| 2021 | 189% | 108% | 137% | 58% | 43% | 70% | 152% | 67% | 136% | 86% | 65% | 46% |
| 2022 | 73% | 95% | 84% | 226% | 108% | 99% | 95% | 118% | 123% | 164% | 69% | 81% |
| 2023 | 273% | 80% | 19% | 93% | 88% | 110% | 137% | 65% | 79% | 75% | 94% | 86% |
| 2024 | 63% | 26% | 59% | 12% | 157% | 96% | 169% | 76% | 128% | 148% | 48% | 146% |
| 2025 | 142% | 149% | 109% | 58% | 120% | 124% | 169% | 106% | 150% | 126% | 158% | 85% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Hinulugang Taktak
Philippines
- —Height
- 0.53 m³/sAverage flow
- Sep–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q1364942) · 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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