Germany 
In numbers.
0.15m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Apr–May
Jul
Oct
Best months
267m
Elevation
The water at Lonauer Wasserfall, month by month
It roars from November to May.
The fullest months: from November to May.
- 0.3 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.3 m³/sMar
- 0.2 m³/sApr
- 0.2 m³/sMay
- 0.1 m³/sJun
- 0.1 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.1 m³/sSep
- 0.1 m³/sOct
- 0.2 m³/sNov
- 0.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.07 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.30 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May, July and 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.
Lonauer Wasserfall is a waterfall in Germany.
Getting there.
- Herzberg am Harznearest town · 1.0 km in a straight line
- Parking 540 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Kassel Airport (KSF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 72 km in a straight lineCar hire at HAJ airport (Hannover)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to May, July and Octoberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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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 57 m in 1.9 km.
What is around.
- 11viewpointsEnge, Grotte, Aussichtspunkt Trift and 8 more
- 8waymarked walking routesKarstwanderweg, Herzberger Wasseracht, Harzklub-Weg 15A and 5 more
- 87car parks
- —swimming spots
- 2picnic sites
- 3toilets
- 13information boards and visitor centres
- 22bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 7campsitesWohnmobilstellplatz Sieber, Wohnmobilstellplatz am Südharz, Campingplatz am Blockhaus and 4 more
- 11hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmEnglischer Hof, Hotel Harzer Hof, Jägerhof and 8 more
- 13restaurants 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
- Herzberg am Harz1.0 km in a straight line
- Hörden4.5 km in a straight line
- Hattorf7.8 km in a straight line
- Bad Lauterberg im Harz9.1 km in a straight line
- Rhumspringe9.4 km in a straight line
- Gieboldehausen11 km in a straight line
- Wulften12 km in a straight line
- Sankt Andreasberg13 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 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Night °C | -3 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 75 | 51 | 56 | 42 | 75 | 67 | 87 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 68 | 75 |
| Wet days | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| Sun h/day | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (267 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 | 44% | 168% | 68% | 27% | 59% | 122% | 48% | 122% | 58% | 110% | 23% | 56% |
| 2021 | 95% | 127% | 71% | 114% | 123% | 152% | 108% | 183% | 52% | 64% | 70% | 62% |
| 2022 | 72% | 123% | 22% | 114% | 69% | 46% | 62% | 54% | 121% | 82% | 60% | 94% |
| 2023 | 114% | 103% | 182% | 149% | 51% | 117% | 95% | 221% | 40% | 196% | 171% | 195% |
| 2024 | 107% | 206% | 100% | 157% | 150% | 138% | 112% | 110% | 133% | 143% | 103% | 88% |
| 2025 | 134% | 61% | 42% | 88% | 83% | 82% | 128% | 90% | 92% | 167% | 71% | 52% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Lonauer Wasserfall
Germany
- —Height
- 0.15 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr–May, Jul, OctBest months
Königshütte Waterfall
Germany
- 15 mHeight
- 0.62 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr–May, Jul, OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q1624146) · 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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