
In numbers.
0.37m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Apr–Jun
Aug
Best months
656m
Elevation
The water at Kýšovický vodopád, month by month
It roars from January to September.
It carries water fairly evenly through the year.
- 0.8 m³/sJan
- 0.7 m³/sFeb
- 1.0 m³/sMar
- 0.8 m³/sApr
- 1.0 m³/sMay
- 0.8 m³/sJun
- 0.8 m³/sJul
- 0.8 m³/sAug
- 0.6 m³/sSep
- 0.4 m³/sOct
- 0.3 m³/sNov
- 0.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.16 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.98 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to June and August.
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.
Kýšovický vodopád is a waterfall in Czechia.
Getting there.
- Kadaňnearest town · 9.7 km in a straight line
- Parking 510 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 38 km in a straight lineCar hire at DRS airport (Dresden)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to June and Augustbest 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.
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.
Here the river runs about 65 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 2viewpointsIrenina Skala, Mufloní vyhlídka
- 2waymarked walking routes[Ž] Farský les - Blahuňov, [M] Kadaň Prunéřov (žst.) - Nová Ves u Křimova
- 2car parks
- —swimming spots
- 2picnic sites
- —toilets
- 3information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 2campsitesTábořiště Druhý mlýn, Autokemp Prunéřov
- 6hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmU Zlatého jelena, Pytloun Wellness Hotel Hasištejn, NORD and 3 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
- Kadaň9.7 km in a straight line
- Klášterec nad Ohří10 km in a straight line
- Chomutov11 km in a straight line
- Jöhstadt12 km in a straight line
- Jirkov14 km in a straight line
- Březno14 km in a straight line
- Perštejn14 km in a straight line
- Údlice14 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 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Night °C | -6 | -6 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 58 | 41 | 48 | 40 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 78 | 62 | 53 | 57 | 58 |
| Wet days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Sun h/day | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (656 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 | 43% | 196% | 94% | 35% | 85% | 130% | 38% | 159% | 81% | 138% | 24% | 73% |
| 2021 | 165% | 137% | 89% | 107% | 160% | 153% | 168% | 152% | 56% | 48% | 102% | 87% |
| 2022 | 106% | 143% | 39% | 149% | 50% | 120% | 51% | 119% | 158% | 56% | 72% | 81% |
| 2023 | 79% | 120% | 164% | 144% | 30% | 91% | 67% | 162% | 38% | 136% | 168% | 185% |
| 2024 | 100% | 178% | 41% | 115% | 170% | 102% | 71% | 95% | 167% | 104% | 74% | 80% |
| 2025 | 95% | 37% | 57% | 111% | 81% | 85% | 124% | 51% | 153% | 113% | 71% | 39% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q110412783) · 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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