Australia 
In numbers.
Jan–Apr
Best months
316m
Elevation
The water at Minyon Falls, month by month
It roars from January to March.
The fullest months: from January to March. The thinnest: September.
- 78%Jan
- 95%Feb
- 100%Mar
- 70%Apr
- 50%May
- 59%Jun
- 35%Jul
- 26%Aug
- 16%Sep
- 30%Oct
- 40%Nov
- 59%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from January to April.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in New South Wales, Australia
Minyon Falls is a waterfall in Australia. It lies within Nightcap National Park.
Getting there.
- Mullumbimbynearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Parking 120 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Lismore Airport (LSY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 27 km in a straight lineCar hire at LSY airport (Lismore)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From January to Aprilbest 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 246 m in 3.6 km.
What is around.
- 4viewpointsMinyon Grass Lookout, Minyon Falls Lookout, Longanarra Lookout and 1 more
- 3waymarked walking routesGidjuum Gulganyi Walk, Byan Yangala Loop, Historic Nightcap Track
- 4car parks
- —swimming spots
- 26picnic sites
- 4toilets
- 6information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmBoomerang Falls, Quandong Falls
- —caves
- 5campsitesYelgun Kyoomgun Campground, Weeun Weeun Campground, Ngamahl Campground and 2 more
- 1hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmMesa Bus
- —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
- Mullumbimby13 km in a straight line
- Bangalow15 km in a straight line
- Nimbin16 km in a straight line
- Brunswick Heads17 km in a straight line
- Ocean Shores18 km in a straight line
- Byron Bay22 km in a straight line
- Lismore Heights23 km in a straight line
- Wollongbar23 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 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Night °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 161 | 172 | 167 | 94 | 78 | 105 | 40 | 50 | 37 | 86 | 97 | 136 |
| Wet days | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| Sun h/day | 8.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (316 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 | 107% | 254% | 78% | 33% | 56% | 52% | 155% | 42% | 43% | 75% | 8% | 261% |
| 2021 | 76% | 95% | 161% | 121% | 68% | 17% | 89% | 21% | 47% | 149% | 202% | 123% |
| 2022 | 90% | 301% | 143% | 58% | 186% | 13% | 145% | 33% | 208% | 140% | 21% | 55% |
| 2023 | 74% | 54% | 61% | 41% | 67% | 7% | 50% | 35% | 37% | 41% | 140% | 92% |
| 2024 | 157% | 59% | 75% | 130% | 111% | 15% | 165% | 181% | 207% | 141% | 238% | 95% |
| 2025 | 99% | 38% | 244% | 138% | 150% | 49% | 141% | 189% | 20% | 91% | 108% | 70% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Minyon Falls
Australia
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Jan–AprBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q37371) · 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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