Bulgaria 
In numbers.
Mar–Jun
Best months
770m
Elevation
The water at Yavornishki waterfall, month by month
It roars from February to May.
The fullest months: from February to May.
- 74%Jan
- 80%Feb
- 98%Mar
- 100%Apr
- 87%May
- 69%Jun
- 43%Jul
- 30%Aug
- 38%Sep
- 58%Oct
- 64%Nov
- 71%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from March to June.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Yavornishki waterfall is a waterfall in Bulgaria.
Getting there.
- Kolarovonearest town · 5.0 km in a straight line
- Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 93 km in a straight lineCar hire at SKG airport (Thessaloniki)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From March to Junebest 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 686 m in 2.7 km. Here the river runs about 167 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- 1picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 3other named waterfalls within 4 kmСрамежливеца, Каменишки воодпад, Мангъро
- 1caves
- —campsites
- 7hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmХижа „Лопово“, Бунгала Камена, Motel 'DInko' and 4 more
- 1restaurants 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
- Kolarovo5.0 km in a straight line
- Petrich14 km in a straight line
- Novo Selo16 km in a straight line
- Rupite19 km in a straight line
- Sušica20 km in a straight line
- Stathmós Mourión20 km in a straight line
- Néo Petrítsi22 km in a straight line
- Sekirnik23 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 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Night °C | -4 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | -2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 52 | 44 | 55 | 55 | 64 | 66 | 46 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 50 | 64 |
| Wet days | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Sun h/day | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (770 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 | 31% | 95% | 214% | 134% | 71% | 76% | 57% | 209% | 53% | 84% | 15% | 147% |
| 2021 | 286% | 84% | 83% | 86% | 70% | 69% | 24% | 42% | 61% | 214% | 61% | 216% |
| 2022 | 62% | 96% | 51% | 85% | 55% | 131% | 78% | 159% | 89% | 22% | 95% | 69% |
| 2023 | 156% | 72% | 52% | 151% | 107% | 111% | 68% | 57% | 37% | 41% | 181% | 76% |
| 2024 | 144% | 59% | 101% | 80% | 94% | 46% | 44% | 68% | 72% | 15% | 130% | 170% |
| 2025 | 44% | 213% | 118% | 92% | 113% | 20% | 27% | 62% | 20% | 134% | 294% | 68% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Yavornishki waterfall
Bulgaria
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Mar–JunBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q19768220) · 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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