Philippines 
In numbers.
1.3m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Jul–Oct
Best months
74m
Elevation
The water at Kawasan Falls, month by month
It roars from July to October.
The fullest months: from July to October. The thinnest: from February to April.
- 0.9 m³/sJan
- 0.6 m³/sFeb
- 0.4 m³/sMar
- 0.3 m³/sApr
- 0.7 m³/sMay
- 1.7 m³/sJun
- 2.4 m³/sJul
- 2.5 m³/sAug
- 2.2 m³/sSep
- 2.2 m³/sOct
- 1.7 m³/sNov
- 1.4 m³/sDec
From about 0.30 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.5 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from July to October.
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.
- Madridejosnearest town · 3.3 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,190 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Bohol-Panglao International Airport (TAG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire at CEB airport (Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From July to Octoberbest 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 165 m in 3.1 km. Here the river runs about 107 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- 1waymarked walking routesKawasan Falls–Osmeña Peak Traverse Trail
- 1car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmMatutinao Waterfall, Cancalanog Falls
- —caves
- 1campsitesLambug Port
- 8hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmVictor Carreon Family's House, Willy's and the Kawasan Falls, Allure Badian Villa and 5 more
- 4restaurants 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
- Madridejos3.3 km in a straight line
- Valencia3.5 km in a straight line
- Santa Filomena6.4 km in a straight line
- Banhigan6.6 km in a straight line
- Badian7.4 km in a straight line
- Malbug8.5 km in a straight line
- Alegria8.9 km in a straight line
- Tabon9.0 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 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 109 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 151 | 248 | 294 | 260 | 226 | 244 | 165 | 162 |
| Wet days | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 4.9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (74 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 | 29% | 104% | 62% | 15% | 204% | 150% | 122% | 168% | 80% | 235% | 123% | 270% |
| 2021 | 132% | 227% | 126% | 100% | 122% | 92% | 72% | 113% | 149% | 124% | 157% | 113% |
| 2022 | 48% | 82% | 129% | 486% | 151% | 98% | 111% | 200% | 83% | 139% | 95% | 90% |
| 2023 | 203% | 177% | 41% | 47% | 147% | 102% | 90% | 73% | 116% | 67% | 93% | 61% |
| 2024 | 28% | 57% | 15% | 6% | 36% | 96% | 164% | 132% | 109% | 100% | 50% | 139% |
| 2025 | 85% | 98% | 227% | 67% | 191% | 143% | 73% | 141% | 205% | 156% | 171% | 153% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Kawasan Falls
Philippines
- —Height
- 1.3 m³/sAverage flow
- Jul–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q113639810) · 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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