Ireland 
In numbers.
0.73m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Nov–Feb
Best months
20m
Elevation
The water at Torc Waterfall, month by month
It roars from November to February.
The fullest months: from November to February.
- 1.3 m³/sJan
- 1.0 m³/sFeb
- 0.7 m³/sMar
- 0.5 m³/sApr
- 0.4 m³/sMay
- 0.3 m³/sJun
- 0.4 m³/sJul
- 0.5 m³/sAug
- 0.5 m³/sSep
- 0.8 m³/sOct
- 1.1 m³/sNov
- 1.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.32 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.3 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from November to February.
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.
Waterfall in Killarney, Ireland
Torc Waterfall is a waterfall in Ireland. It lies within Killarney National Park.
Getting there.
- Killarneynearest town · 6.7 km in a straight line
- Parking 250 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Kerry Airport (KIR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 20 km in a straight lineCar hire at KIR airport (Farranfore)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From November to Februarybest 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 124 m in 1.2 km. Here the river runs about 50 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 9viewpointsTorc Mountain and 8 more
- 5waymarked walking routesThe Kerry Way, Torc Yellow Trail, Muckross Lake Walk and 2 more
- 6car parks
- —swimming spots
- 1picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 1information boards and visitor centres
- 1bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 3campsitesFlesk Camping, Donoghue's White Villa Farm Caravan Park, Fleming's White Bridge Caravan and Camping Park
- 43hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmThe Gleneagle Hotel, Peacock Farm Hostel, The Lake Hotel and 40 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
- Killarney6.7 km in a straight line
- Kenmare14 km in a straight line
- Killorglin22 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 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Night °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 138 | 104 | 95 | 84 | 91 | 94 | 105 | 110 | 101 | 128 | 142 | 143 |
| Wet days | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Sun h/day | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (20 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 | 86% | 210% | 101% | 70% | 55% | 119% | 139% | 167% | 78% | 126% | 181% | 134% |
| 2021 | 101% | 172% | 91% | 29% | 178% | 53% | 77% | 77% | 104% | 159% | 41% | 104% |
| 2022 | 40% | 134% | 74% | 75% | 61% | 117% | 50% | 40% | 131% | 159% | 152% | 84% |
| 2023 | 107% | 36% | 204% | 93% | 58% | 83% | 160% | 116% | 158% | 295% | 88% | 212% |
| 2024 | 76% | 173% | 186% | 128% | 105% | 67% | 59% | 99% | 85% | 112% | 115% | 75% |
| 2025 | 119% | 144% | 49% | 132% | 57% | 101% | 110% | 93% | 160% | 129% | 135% | 106% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Torc Waterfall
Ireland
- —Height
- 0.73 m³/sAverage flow
- Nov–FebBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q1748792) · 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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