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Mukhura Waterfall Natural Monument

One of the waterfalls of Georgia.

When to go

Mukhura Waterfall
Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0

In numbers.

Apr–Jun
Nov

Best months

969m

Elevation

The water at Mukhura Waterfall Natural Monument, month by month

It roars from March to May.

The fullest months: from March to May, with the snowmelt.

  1. 62%Jan
  2. 59%Feb
  3. 100%Mar
  4. 96%Apr
  5. 92%May
  6. 72%Jun
  7. 46%Jul
  8. 32%Aug
  9. 45%Sep
  10. 59%Oct
  11. 62%Nov
  12. 57%Dec
high water best months to go

Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to June and November.

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 Georgia

Mukhura Waterfall Natural Monument is a waterfall in Georgia.

Read more on Wikipedia

Getting there.

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.

Mukhura Waterfall Natural Monument seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 2 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The river through the falls
800 m1,000 mMukhura Waterfall Natural Monument0+0.5 km+1 km+1.5 km← upstreamdownstream →

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.

The valley below the falls
−690 m+690 m

Around the falls the river drops 349 m in 1.9 km.

What is around.

  • —viewpoints
  • —waymarked walking routes
  • —car parks
  • —swimming spots
  • —picnic sites
  • —toilets
  • —information boards and visitor centres
  • —bus stops within 1 km
  • —other named waterfalls within 4 km
  • —caves
  • 6campsitesNakerala Camp site and 5 more
  • 2hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmოკრიბა
  • —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

  • Tqibuli4.9 km in a straight line
  • K’atskhi14 km in a straight line
  • Zovreti16 km in a straight line
  • Terjola17 km in a straight line
  • Zeda Sakara20 km in a straight line
  • Chiatura21 km in a straight line
  • Ambrolauri23 km in a straight line
  • Zestaponi24 km in a straight line

Weather

The weather, month by month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Afternoon °C23814192428292317104
Night °C-6-5-2391316161271-4
Rain & snow (mm)765885698078635679868474
Wet days131112121415121110111112
Sun h/day3.24.34.35.26.57.98.18.47.15.44.13.3
Snow on the ground (cm)262819124000151321

Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (969 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.

Photos

Through visitors' eyes.

Mukhura 1
Paata vardanashvili · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mukhura 2
Paata vardanashvili · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020135%141%85%98%132%57%103%114%40%37%75%61%
2021164%201%122%117%68%82%102%100%167%69%62%116%
2022146%144%131%118%111%208%51%66%80%161%58%48%
202337%199%113%135%144%158%154%38%117%106%276%142%
2024188%171%83%21%133%75%163%56%61%154%118%124%
202574%132%111%181%88%52%59%44%156%149%5%82%

130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual

Compare with the waterfalls nearby.

Mukhura Waterfall Natural Monument

Georgia

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Apr–Jun, NovBest months

Toba Waterfall and Arsen Okrojanashvili Cave Natural Monument

Georgia

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Mar–Apr, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

River Abasha Waterfall Natural Monument

Georgia

  • —Height
  • —Average flow
  • Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

Oniore Waterfall and Toba First Cave Natural Monuments

Georgia

  • —Height
  • 1.3 m³/sAverage flow
  • Mar–Apr, Oct–NovBest months

See the guide

About these numbers

Names, height, width, riverWikidata (Q60786190) · CC0
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020
Relief, river profile, 3D modelCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Paths, viewpoints, parking© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX 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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