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The best waterfalls in July

232 waterfalls around the world are at their best in July.

July is monsoon season on India's west coast, when falls like Jog and Dudhsagar are at their fullest, and wet season in Venezuela, when boats can reach Angel Falls. Alpine and Nordic falls are carrying full summer melt. In Southern Africa it is dry, cool and clear.

Our tip for July

Monsoon falls are spectacular and the approach roads can be treacherous. Travel with local operators and flexible dates.

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Full guides in season

Wet season — river season

Angel Falls

Angel Falls at real volume, and rivers deep enough for the curiara expedition up the Carrao and Churún to run. This is the only window in which the…

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Main rains and after

Blue Nile Falls

This is when the Blue Nile Falls look like the photographs. The river fills after the main rains, the falls spread across the cliff in several wide…

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Summer — both banks, midnight sun

Dettifoss

Both banks open, snowmelt off Vatnajökull pushing the flow to its fullest, and daylight that barely ends. It's the season for the two-day Canyon…

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Dry season

Gocta Falls

The firmest paths and the most reliable days out to Kuélap, Karajía and Revash, and the busiest period in Chachapoyas. The trade-off is water…

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Summer — full flow, long light

Gullfoss

Near-midnight sun, both viewpoints open, and the fullest the falls get outside a spring flood, as glacial melt off Langjökull keeps the Hvítá running…

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Winter

Huka Falls

Crisp, clear days of around 6–12°C and cold evenings. Huka Falls runs as hard as ever and the blue is just as bright. Aratiatia drops to three…

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Summer

Johnston Canyon Falls

Everything is open, the Yoho Valley Road to Takakkaw Falls is running, and the Icefields Parkway's lodges are all trading. It is also Johnston Canyon…

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Dry season

Josephine Falls

Clearer water, lower and steadier flow, cooler nights on the Tablelands and the best conditions for the rock slide and the Bartle Frere trail. It is…

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Summer

Montmorency Falls

Everything runs daily: the cable car until 6:30pm in high summer, the zipline from 10am to 4:30pm between 20 June and 7 September, and the Manoir…

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Summer

Niagara Falls

Everything is open, the illumination runs late into warm evenings, and the weekly fireworks series lights the gorge. Also the busiest and most…

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Summer — high water

Rhine Falls

In a normal year this is the Rheinfall at full weight: federal gauge data put June as the highest-flow month on average, the boats run their longest…

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Summer — long light, full trail

Skógafoss

Daylight until close to midnight, snowmelt from both glaciers keeping the Skógá full, and the whole trail above the falls open — this is the only…

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Summer — long light, every boat running

Svartifoss

Near-endless daylight, so you can walk to Svartifoss at 22:00 and have it largely to yourself. Every Jökulsárlón boat is running — amphibians every…

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Dry season

Tavoro Falls

The easiest conditions of the year: cooler, less humid air, firmer trails to the middle and upper falls, and the Lavena river crossing at its most…

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Glacier melt — peak flow

Trümmelbach Falls

This is when the Trümmelbach is at its loudest. Glacier melt and summer thunderstorms push it towards its 20,000-litre maximum, and the falls open…

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Heart of the dry season

Tumpak Sewu

The most reliable months for the base: firmer trail, lower and clearer river crossings, and the best chance of Semeru standing clear behind the falls…

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Norway

Vøringsfossen

June to mid-September is the dependable window, when the hydropower release keeps Vøringsfossen at 12 m³/s or more; May brings the snowmelt peak at…

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Main rains

Wli Falls

The falls fill quickly once the rains set in, and the forest is at its greenest. The cost is the trails: the upper-falls climb is steep and muddy…

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7 at their best

Africa

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Sipi Falls

Uganda · 95 m

Uganda's most scenic coffee-country waterfall trio

Abseiling

Ekom-Nkam Falls

Cameroon · 80 m

Cameroon's best-known waterfall, a Tarzan-film backdrop

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Wli Falls

Ghana · 80 m

West Africa's tallest waterfall

Swimming

Murchison Falls

Uganda · 43 m

World's most powerful waterfall by force per metre of width

Full guide

Blue Nile Falls

Ethiopia · 42 m

One of Ethiopia's most historic natural landmarks

Boti Falls

Ghana · 30 m

Ghana's best-known twin waterfall

Swimming

Livingstone Falls

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo

World's most powerful river rapids by discharge

27 at their best