Iran 
In numbers.
0.11m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Feb–May
Best months
94m
Elevation
The water at Shir-Abad Waterfall, month by month
It roars from March to April.
The fullest months: from March to April. The thinnest: from June to October and from December to January.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.2 m³/sFeb
- 0.4 m³/sMar
- 0.4 m³/sApr
- 0.2 m³/sMay
- 0.1 m³/sJun
- 0.0 m³/sJul
- 0.0 m³/sAug
- 0.0 m³/sSep
- 0.1 m³/sOct
- 0.1 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.02 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.44 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from February to May.
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.
It consists of 12 waterfalls and is one of the most important natural monuments in northern Iran
Shir-Abad Waterfall is a waterfall in Iran.
Getting there.
- Khān Bebīnnearest town · 5.5 km in a straight line
- Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 168 km in a straight line
- From February to Maybest 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.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- 2toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmمجموعه آبشار های شیرآباد خانببین, آبشار اول شیرآباد خانببین
- —caves
- 1campsitesاردوگاه صالحین شیرآباد
- 2hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmهتل رستوران آناشید, متل میکائیل
- —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
- Khān Bebīn5.5 km in a straight line
- Rāmīān11 km in a straight line
- 'Alī Ābād-e Katūl16 km in a straight line
- Āzādshahr18 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 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 16 |
| Night °C | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 23 | 30 | 39 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 22 |
| Wet days | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (94 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 | 63% | 176% | 100% | 262% | 68% | 43% | 109% | 118% | 56% | 92% | 104% | 76% |
| 2021 | 22% | 28% | 108% | 24% | 175% | 21% | 109% | 6% | 88% | 94% | 32% | 55% |
| 2022 | 158% | 109% | 66% | 72% | 155% | 61% | 247% | 6% | 47% | 140% | 54% | 59% |
| 2023 | 44% | 88% | 55% | 42% | 158% | 175% | 26% | 156% | 9% | 176% | 78% | 56% |
| 2024 | 112% | 141% | 81% | 103% | 190% | 182% | 80% | 68% | 100% | 211% | 38% | 34% |
| 2025 | 29% | 51% | 87% | 50% | 17% | 96% | 4% | 24% | 274% | 114% | 10% | 173% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Shir-Abad Waterfall
Iran
- —Height
- 0.11 m³/sAverage flow
- Feb–MayBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q7498166) · 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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