Большая вода, месяц за месяцем по всему миру
Водопад или река на полном ходу — брызги, гул и закрытые смотровые площадки.
48 направлений в SeasonMap; внутри каждого месяца — сортировка по оценке комфорта, потому что важно не только где сезон идёт, но и стоит ли погода поездки, пока он идёт.
Когда идёт
Большая вода — январь
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 дек – 31 май (обычно)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.94
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 ЭсватиниMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.82
- Уюни 🇧🇴 БоливияThe mirror on the salar · 1 янв – 31 мар (обычно)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.80
- Ленсойс 🇧🇷 БразилияWaterfalls at full flow · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.68
- Гуйлинь 🇨🇳 КитайLi River at its lowest · 15 ноя – 28 фев (обычно)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.67
- Киншаса 🇨🇩 Демократическая Республика КонгоThe Congo at full flow · 1 ноя – 15 янв (обычно)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.65
- Чачапояс 🇵🇪 ПеруGocta at full flow · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.62
- Бониту 🇧🇷 БразилияRain clouds the rivers · 15 ноя – 15 мар (обычно)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.59
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияDevil's Pool season · 15 авг – 15 янв (обычно)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.53
- Фос-ду-Игуасу 🇧🇷 БразилияFalls at their fullest · 1 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.53
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруHigh water on the rivers · 15 дек – 15 июн (обычно)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.53
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияRiver beaches emerge · 1 авг – 31 янв (обычно)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.49
Большая вода — февраль
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 дек – 31 май (обычно)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.90
- Уюни 🇧🇴 БоливияThe mirror on the salar · 1 янв – 31 мар (обычно)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.81
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 ЭсватиниMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.80
- Соссусфлей 🇳🇦 НамибияWater in the vlei · 1 фев – 15 апр (обычно)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.72
- Ленсойс 🇧🇷 БразилияWaterfalls at full flow · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.72
- Гуйлинь 🇨🇳 КитайLi River at its lowest · 15 ноя – 28 фев (обычно)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.68
- Бониту 🇧🇷 БразилияRain clouds the rivers · 15 ноя – 15 мар (обычно)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.61
- Чачапояс 🇵🇪 ПеруGocta at full flow · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.61
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 фев – 30 июн (обычно)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.57
- Виктория 🇿🇼 ЗимбабвеPeak flow · 15 фев – 31 майThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.57
- Фос-ду-Игуасу 🇧🇷 БразилияFalls at their fullest · 1 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.57
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруHigh water on the rivers · 15 дек – 15 июн (обычно)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.54
- Мамонтова пещера 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиSpring high water · 1 фев – 30 апр (обычно)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.52
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 фев – 31 июл (обычно)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.49
Большая вода — март
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 ЭсватиниMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.87
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 дек – 31 май (обычно)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.86
- Исфахан 🇮🇷 ИранWater in the Zayanderud · 15 мар – 15 май (обычно)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.83
- Уюни 🇧🇴 БоливияThe mirror on the salar · 1 янв – 31 мар (обычно)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.82
- Мияко 🇯🇵 ЯпонияYabiji reef surfaces · 1 мар – 10 апр (обычно)Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March.80
- Ричмонд 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиJames River rapids season · 15 мар – 15 июн (обычно)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.75
- Соссусфлей 🇳🇦 НамибияWater in the vlei · 1 фев – 15 апр (обычно)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.73
- Ленсойс 🇧🇷 БразилияWaterfalls at full flow · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.72
- Виктория 🇿🇼 ЗимбабвеPeak flow · 15 фев – 31 майThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.67
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 фев – 30 июн (обычно)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.66
- Бониту 🇧🇷 БразилияRain clouds the rivers · 15 ноя – 15 мар (обычно)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.65
- Касане 🇧🇼 БотсванаChobe backflow flood · 1 мар – 31 май (обычно)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.65
- Мамонтова пещера 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиSpring high water · 1 фев – 30 апр (обычно)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.64
- Баньос 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWaterfalls at full flow · 1 мар – 30 июн (обычно)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.61
- Чачапояс 🇵🇪 ПеруGocta at full flow · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.59
- Фос-ду-Игуасу 🇧🇷 БразилияFalls at their fullest · 1 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.58
- Кайахога-Валли 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWaterfalls at full flow · 1 мар – 5 май (обычно)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.53
- Жижока-ди-Жерикуакуара 🇧🇷 БразилияThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 мар – 30 сен (обычно)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.52
- Плитвицкие озёра 🇭🇷 ХорватияSnowmelt high water · 25 мар – 25 май (обычно)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.52
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 фев – 31 июл (обычно)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.47
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруHigh water on the rivers · 15 дек – 15 июн (обычно)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.46
Большая вода — апрель
- Исфахан 🇮🇷 ИранWater in the Zayanderud · 15 мар – 15 май (обычно)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.93
- Имлиль 🇲🇦 МароккоSnowmelt · 1 апр – 15 июн (обычно)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.88
- Ричмонд 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиJames River rapids season · 15 мар – 15 июн (обычно)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.86
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 дек – 31 май (обычно)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.84
- Соссусфлей 🇳🇦 НамибияWater in the vlei · 1 фев – 15 апр (обычно)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.76
- Таос 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиRio Grande runoff season · 20 апр – 30 июн (обычно)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.75
- Мияко 🇯🇵 ЯпонияYabiji reef surfaces · 1 мар – 10 апр (обычно)Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March.75
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 фев – 30 июн (обычно)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.74
- Виктория 🇿🇼 ЗимбабвеPeak flow · 15 фев – 31 майThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.74
- Мамонтова пещера 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиSpring high water · 1 фев – 30 апр (обычно)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.73
- Касане 🇧🇼 БотсванаChobe backflow flood · 1 мар – 31 май (обычно)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.73
- Зайон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 апр – 10 июн (обычно)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.69
- Чачапояс 🇵🇪 ПеруGocta at full flow · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.69
- Баньос 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWaterfalls at full flow · 1 мар – 30 июн (обычно)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.65
- Грейт-Санд-Дьюнс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиMedano Creek surge flow · 15 апр – 5 июл (обычно)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.65
- Плитвицкие озёра 🇭🇷 ХорватияSnowmelt high water · 25 мар – 25 май (обычно)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.62
- Кайахога-Валли 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWaterfalls at full flow · 1 мар – 5 май (обычно)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.61
- Цзючжайгоу 🇨🇳 КитайSnowmelt and full falls · 15 апр – 15 июн (обычно)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.61
- Жижока-ди-Жерикуакуара 🇧🇷 БразилияThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 мар – 30 сен (обычно)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.51
- Йосемитский национальный парк 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWaterfalls at full flow · 15 апр – 15 июн (обычно)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.50
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруHigh water on the rivers · 15 дек – 15 июн (обычно)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.46
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 фев – 31 июл (обычно)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.46
Большая вода — май
- Имлиль 🇲🇦 МароккоSnowmelt · 1 апр – 15 июн (обычно)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.89
- Исфахан 🇮🇷 ИранWater in the Zayanderud · 15 мар – 15 май (обычно)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.87
- Ричмонд 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиJames River rapids season · 15 мар – 15 июн (обычно)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.87
- Таос 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиRio Grande runoff season · 20 апр – 30 июн (обычно)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.85
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 фев – 30 июн (обычно)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.81
- Виктория 🇿🇼 ЗимбабвеPeak flow · 15 фев – 31 майThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.81
- Каньонлендс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHigh water on the rivers · 10 май – 20 июн (обычно)Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip.80
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 дек – 31 май (обычно)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.80
- Зайон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 апр – 10 июн (обычно)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.78
- Касане 🇧🇼 БотсванаChobe backflow flood · 1 мар – 31 май (обычно)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.78
- Кайахога-Валли 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWaterfalls at full flow · 1 мар – 5 май (обычно)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.73
- Грейт-Санд-Дьюнс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиMedano Creek surge flow · 15 апр – 5 июл (обычно)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.72
- Баньос 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWaterfalls at full flow · 1 мар – 30 июн (обычно)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.67
- Жижока-ди-Жерикуакуара 🇧🇷 БразилияThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 мар – 30 сен (обычно)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.67
- Цзючжайгоу 🇨🇳 КитайSnowmelt and full falls · 15 апр – 15 июн (обычно)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.64
- Плитвицкие озёра 🇭🇷 ХорватияSnowmelt high water · 25 мар – 25 май (обычно)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.63
- Кингс-Каньон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 май – 5 июл (обычно)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.60
- Йосемитский национальный парк 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWaterfalls at full flow · 15 апр – 15 июн (обычно)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.59
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруHigh water on the rivers · 15 дек – 15 июн (обычно)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.54
- Манаус 🇧🇷 БразилияRivers at their highest · 1 май – 31 июл (обычно)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.52
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 фев – 31 июл (обычно)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.51
Большая вода — июнь
- Имлиль 🇲🇦 МароккоSnowmelt · 1 апр – 15 июн (обычно)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.84
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 фев – 30 июн (обычно)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.83
- Таос 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиRio Grande runoff season · 20 апр – 30 июн (обычно)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.81
- Маун 🇧🇼 БотсванаOkavango flood peaks · 1 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.80
- Хотан 🇨🇳 КитайJade season on the White Jade River · 1 июн – 31 авг (обычно)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.79
- Грейт-Санд-Дьюнс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиMedano Creek surge flow · 15 апр – 5 июл (обычно)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.78
- Зайон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 апр – 10 июн (обычно)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.77
- Ричмонд 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиJames River rapids season · 15 мар – 15 июн (обычно)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.77
- Жижока-ди-Жерикуакуара 🇧🇷 БразилияThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 мар – 30 сен (обычно)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.75
- Каньонлендс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиHigh water on the rivers · 10 май – 20 июн (обычно)Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip.72
- Йосемитский национальный парк 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиWaterfalls at full flow · 15 апр – 15 июн (обычно)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.71
- Кингс-Каньон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 май – 5 июл (обычно)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.71
- Баньос 🇪🇨 ЭквадорWaterfalls at full flow · 1 мар – 30 июн (обычно)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.70
- Цзючжайгоу 🇨🇳 КитайSnowmelt and full falls · 15 апр – 15 июн (обычно)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.68
- Манаус 🇧🇷 БразилияRivers at their highest · 1 май – 31 июл (обычно)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.66
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 фев – 31 июл (обычно)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.65
- Баррейриньяс 🇧🇷 БразилияLagoons at their fullest · 1 июн – 15 сен (обычно)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.61
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруHigh water on the rivers · 15 дек – 15 июн (обычно)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.60
- Пуна 🇮🇳 ИндияWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.52
- Ометепе 🇳🇮 НикарагуаSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.45
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 ГватемалаBrown water after the rains · 1 июн – 31 окт (обычно)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.44
Большая вода — июль
- Кингс-Каньон 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 май – 5 июл (обычно)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.80
- Маун 🇧🇼 БотсванаOkavango flood peaks · 1 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.79
- Фос-ду-Игуасу 🇧🇷 БразилияThe river at its lowest · 15 июл – 15 сен (обычно)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.78
- Жижока-ди-Жерикуакуара 🇧🇷 БразилияThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 мар – 30 сен (обычно)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.77
- Грейт-Санд-Дьюнс 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиMedano Creek surge flow · 15 апр – 5 июл (обычно)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.75
- Хотан 🇨🇳 КитайJade season on the White Jade River · 1 июн – 31 авг (обычно)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.75
- Манаус 🇧🇷 БразилияRivers at their highest · 1 май – 31 июл (обычно)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.72
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 фев – 31 июл (обычно)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.71
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруLow water · 15 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.68
- Баррейриньяс 🇧🇷 БразилияLagoons at their fullest · 1 июн – 15 сен (обычно)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.64
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 июл – 15 окт (обычно)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.59
- Ометепе 🇳🇮 НикарагуаSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.58
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 ГватемалаBrown water after the rains · 1 июн – 31 окт (обычно)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.57
- Мадикери 🇮🇳 ИндияAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 июл – 30 сен (обычно)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.53
- Пуна 🇮🇳 ИндияWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.43
- Кхаджурахо 🇮🇳 ИндияRaneh Falls in flow · 15 июл – 31 окт (обычно)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.37
Большая вода — август
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияDevil's Pool season · 15 авг – 15 янв (обычно)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.77
- Хотан 🇨🇳 КитайJade season on the White Jade River · 1 июн – 31 авг (обычно)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.77
- Маун 🇧🇼 БотсванаOkavango flood peaks · 1 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.76
- Жижока-ди-Жерикуакуара 🇧🇷 БразилияThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 мар – 30 сен (обычно)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.76
- Фос-ду-Игуасу 🇧🇷 БразилияThe river at its lowest · 15 июл – 15 сен (обычно)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.74
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияRiver beaches emerge · 1 авг – 31 янв (обычно)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.72
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруLow water · 15 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.66
- Баррейриньяс 🇧🇷 БразилияLagoons at their fullest · 1 июн – 15 сен (обычно)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.66
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 июл – 15 окт (обычно)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.60
- Мадикери 🇮🇳 ИндияAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 июл – 30 сен (обычно)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.59
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 ГватемалаBrown water after the rains · 1 июн – 31 окт (обычно)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.57
- Ометепе 🇳🇮 НикарагуаSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.55
- Кантхо 🇻🇳 ВьетнамFloating season · 15 авг – 15 ноя (обычно)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.53
- Пуна 🇮🇳 ИндияWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.48
- Чиангмай 🇹🇭 ТаиландWaterfalls at full flow · 1 авг – 15 окт (обычно)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.46
- Паксе 🇱🇦 ЛаосFalls at full flow · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.44
- Кхаджурахо 🇮🇳 ИндияRaneh Falls in flow · 15 июл – 31 окт (обычно)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.43
Большая вода — сентябрь
- New River Gorge National Park 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGauley release season · 8 сен – 20 окт (обычно)Six weekends of controlled releases from Summersville Dam turn the Gauley into the hardest commercial whitewater in the east, and every outfitter in Fayette County books out.77
- Жижока-ди-Жерикуакуара 🇧🇷 БразилияThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 мар – 30 сен (обычно)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.74
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияDevil's Pool season · 15 авг – 15 янв (обычно)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.71
- Маун 🇧🇼 БотсванаOkavango flood peaks · 1 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.71
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияRiver beaches emerge · 1 авг – 31 янв (обычно)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.70
- Фос-ду-Игуасу 🇧🇷 БразилияThe river at its lowest · 15 июл – 15 сен (обычно)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.69
- Мадикери 🇮🇳 ИндияAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 июл – 30 сен (обычно)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.66
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 июл – 15 окт (обычно)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.66
- Баррейриньяс 🇧🇷 БразилияLagoons at their fullest · 1 июн – 15 сен (обычно)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.65
- Манаус 🇧🇷 БразилияRivers at their lowest · 1 сен – 30 ноя (обычно)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.64
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруLow water · 15 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.63
- Ханчжоу 🇨🇳 КитайQiantang tidal bore · 10 сен – 12 окт (обычно)The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October.60
- Кхаджурахо 🇮🇳 ИндияRaneh Falls in flow · 15 июл – 31 окт (обычно)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.55
- La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Коста-РикаRivers at full flow · 1 сен – 15 ноя (обычно)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.53
- Пуна 🇮🇳 ИндияWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 июн – 15 сен (обычно)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.53
- Канчанабури 🇹🇭 ТаиландErawan falls at full flow · 15 сен – 31 дек (обычно)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.52
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 ГватемалаBrown water after the rains · 1 июн – 31 окт (обычно)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.52
- Ометепе 🇳🇮 НикарагуаSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.50
- Чиангмай 🇹🇭 ТаиландWaterfalls at full flow · 1 авг – 15 окт (обычно)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.49
- Кантхо 🇻🇳 ВьетнамFloating season · 15 авг – 15 ноя (обычно)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.45
- Паксе 🇱🇦 ЛаосFalls at full flow · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.43
Большая вода — октябрь
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 июл – 15 окт (обычно)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.88
- Ханчжоу 🇨🇳 КитайQiantang tidal bore · 10 сен – 12 окт (обычно)The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October.85
- Кхаджурахо 🇮🇳 ИндияRaneh Falls in flow · 15 июл – 31 окт (обычно)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.72
- New River Gorge National Park 🇺🇸 Соединённые Штаты АмерикиGauley release season · 8 сен – 20 окт (обычно)Six weekends of controlled releases from Summersville Dam turn the Gauley into the hardest commercial whitewater in the east, and every outfitter in Fayette County books out.67
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияRiver beaches emerge · 1 авг – 31 янв (обычно)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.66
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияDevil's Pool season · 15 авг – 15 янв (обычно)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.62
- Чиангмай 🇹🇭 ТаиландWaterfalls at full flow · 1 авг – 15 окт (обычно)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.61
- Паксе 🇱🇦 ЛаосFalls at full flow · 1 авг – 31 окт (обычно)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.61
- Манаус 🇧🇷 БразилияRivers at their lowest · 1 сен – 30 ноя (обычно)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.60
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруLow water · 15 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.59
- Канчанабури 🇹🇭 ТаиландErawan falls at full flow · 15 сен – 31 дек (обычно)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.56
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 ГватемалаBrown water after the rains · 1 июн – 31 окт (обычно)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.51
- Пномпень 🇰🇭 КамбоджаThe Tonle Sap turns · 15 окт – 15 ноя (обычно)At the end of the rains the river stops backing into the great lake and reverses to flow south again — the reason the boat races happen when they do, and visible from the riverfront.50
- La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Коста-РикаRivers at full flow · 1 сен – 15 ноя (обычно)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.47
- Ометепе 🇳🇮 НикарагуаSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.46
- Кантхо 🇻🇳 ВьетнамFloating season · 15 авг – 15 ноя (обычно)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.43
Большая вода — ноябрь
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 ЭсватиниMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.86
- Гуйлинь 🇨🇳 КитайLi River at its lowest · 15 ноя – 28 фев (обычно)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.82
- Канчанабури 🇹🇭 ТаиландErawan falls at full flow · 15 сен – 31 дек (обычно)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.71
- Бониту 🇧🇷 БразилияRain clouds the rivers · 15 ноя – 15 мар (обычно)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.67
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияDevil's Pool season · 15 авг – 15 янв (обычно)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.64
- Пномпень 🇰🇭 КамбоджаThe Tonle Sap turns · 15 окт – 15 ноя (обычно)At the end of the rains the river stops backing into the great lake and reverses to flow south again — the reason the boat races happen when they do, and visible from the riverfront.64
- Фос-ду-Игуасу 🇧🇷 БразилияFalls at their fullest · 1 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.62
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияRiver beaches emerge · 1 авг – 31 янв (обычно)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.61
- Ометепе 🇳🇮 НикарагуаSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 июн – 30 ноя (обычно)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.60
- Манаус 🇧🇷 БразилияRivers at their lowest · 1 сен – 30 ноя (обычно)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.57
- Кантхо 🇻🇳 ВьетнамFloating season · 15 авг – 15 ноя (обычно)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.57
- Киншаса 🇨🇩 Демократическая Республика КонгоThe Congo at full flow · 1 ноя – 15 янв (обычно)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.55
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруLow water · 15 июл – 15 ноя (обычно)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.55
- La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Коста-РикаRivers at full flow · 1 сен – 15 ноя (обычно)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.52
Большая вода — декабрь
- Бахр-Дар 🇪🇹 ЭфиопияBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 дек – 31 май (обычно)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.97
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 ЭсватиниMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.82
- Канчанабури 🇹🇭 ТаиландErawan falls at full flow · 15 сен – 31 дек (обычно)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.80
- Гуйлинь 🇨🇳 КитайLi River at its lowest · 15 ноя – 28 фев (обычно)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.76
- Ленсойс 🇧🇷 БразилияWaterfalls at full flow · 1 дек – 31 мар (обычно)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.70
- Чачапояс 🇵🇪 ПеруGocta at full flow · 15 дек – 30 апр (обычно)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.64
- Киншаса 🇨🇩 Демократическая Республика КонгоThe Congo at full flow · 1 ноя – 15 янв (обычно)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.59
- Ливингстон 🇿🇲 ЗамбияDevil's Pool season · 15 авг – 15 янв (обычно)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.58
- Бониту 🇧🇷 БразилияRain clouds the rivers · 15 ноя – 15 мар (обычно)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.57
- Фос-ду-Игуасу 🇧🇷 БразилияFalls at their fullest · 1 ноя – 31 мар (обычно)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.55
- Икитос 🇵🇪 ПеруHigh water on the rivers · 15 дек – 15 июн (обычно)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.51
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 БразилияRiver beaches emerge · 1 авг – 31 янв (обычно)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.48