Classic route · the Seine

Paris ⇄ Normandy: the water outlook

The Seine round trip: Giverny, Rouen, and the Normandy coast. The Seine is locked and rain-fed, so the thing to watch is high water under the Paris bridges, mostly in winter and spring.

The chart shows the next twelve months for this route, each month scored on the tightest stretch it sails. Right now the calmest coming months are July (100% as planned) and August (100%); March is the toughest at 78%: moderate.

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Last five years, month by month

The five years before each month, most recent on top · marks are months that hit high water · solid = a week or more

Water height = the chance the month goes as planned, so a full column is a comfortable booking. Water below the dashed line: the itinerary may flex. Hover any month for its figure. *Months use the live forecast; the rest use the thirty-year record. The month we are in counts the days already on record.

Sailing on specific dates? The cruise checker scores your exact window on this route, day by day, and can email you if the outlook changes.