Danube water levels in February

For February 2027 the Danube shows a 48% chance a cruise runs as planned: high risk. This comes from the live forecast and is updated every morning.

Affected rarely means canceled. On the Danube it means ship swaps or bus days on the shallow reach between Straubing and Vilshofen and through the Wachau valley.

February is late winter: the snowpack is still banking water in the mountains and the rivers run lean but steady. Most years the small winter fleet sails without trouble.

The long record has February running as planned in about 27% of years, 7th calmest of the twelve months on the Danube. Book May or April for the calmest water; September and October are the months to check before you commit.

The last five Februarys, from the official record: 2026 12 low water days · 2025 16 low water days · 2024 clear · 2023 8 low water days · 2022 clear. 2024 and 2022 came through February clear; 2026, 2025 and 2023 did not.

For your own dates, the cruise checker scores the exact window day by day. The Danube page carries the live gauges, and when to go compares all four rivers.