Low-water risk river

The Elbe

Next 12 months

water = chance the month sails clean · dot = live forecast

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Last five years, month by month

2025 (top row) to 2021: marks are months that hit low water · solid = a week or more

Chance of a clean sailing by month; numbers show % disruption risk. Water below the dashed line: expect rerouting. *Months use the live forecast; the rest use the thirty-year record.

RAIN · Bohemian basin + Giant Mountains: last 45 days 216 mm vs 272 mm normal (-20%) · next 16 days 33 mm vs 81 mm (-60%)

Elbe at Dresden

free-flowing almost end to end, Europe's most exposed cruise river

DRESDEN 51 cm · low

Today vs 30 years: p3.8
Status now: disruption low
Disruption threshold: 72 m³/s
This week's risk: 99%

Weekly outlook · 30 weeks

2026-08-122027-03-03

Weekly outlook, thirty weeks: water level = chance the week sails clean.

2026-08-122027-03-03

Where these numbers come from: how it works. Still picking a date? Start with when to go.