Classic route · the Danube

Passau ⇄ Budapest: the water outlook

The heart of the Danube: Linz, the Wachau valley, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest. The free-flowing Wachau and the German reach above Passau are the deciders.

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 May (93% as planned) and April (90%); October is the toughest at 17%: high risk.

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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 low 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.