179cm▲ +8 cm today
Sava · km 0.97 · SERBIA
Belgrade
Water level history at Belgrade (Sava), Serbia
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147cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026▲ +12 cm in 7 days
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- Compared with normal
- 22 of 22
- years had more water on 5 November
- Navigation threshold
- −15 cm
- vs LDC (162 cm)
- Forecast peak
- 165 cm
- Mon 9
Water level (cm)
05/11/2026 07:00 CET
07/10/2026Date09/11/2026
- Water level (cm)
- Water temperature (°C) · right axis
- Forecast
- normal for the date (previous years)
- Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
- LDC 162 cm
On 5 November, the water at Belgrade is at 147 cm, 1 cm lower than yesterday. The current level is 15 cm below LDC* and 413 cm below HDC**.
* LDC: the low-water threshold of the station (162 cm). ** HDC: the high-water threshold of the station (560 cm). Both are published by the national hydrological service.
Next 5 days
Forecast for the next 24–120 hours. Glossary
How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 3.5 cm · for the second day 4.3 cm · for the third day 5.6 cm.
The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 17 hours ago.
On the Sava, upstream and downstream
- 42cm▲ +3 cm today
- −65cm▲ +1 cm today
- 61cm± 0 cm today
- 147cm▼ −1 cm today
At a glance
On the river Sava, at river km 0.97, the Belgrade gauge records the level (Serbia). The level of the river Sava on 5 November 2026 is 147 cm, below the low-water mark. The level is close to the low-water mark: 15 cm below LDC (162 cm). Over the last 7 days the level has been rising (+12 cm). The official forecast covers 2 days: +24 h: 150 cm, +48 h: 155 cm. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 5 November 2026 is among the lowest 5% (percentile 0). In 22 years of measurements, the highest level was 738 cm (16 April 2006) and the lowest 129 cm (23 October 2026). On the same river, the nearest gauge upstream is Beljin. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 3.5 cm · for the second day 4.3 cm · for the third day 5.6 cm. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 17 hours ago.
Frequently searched
- What does today's water level mean?
- The level of the river Sava on 5 November 2026 is 147 cm, below the low-water mark. The level is close to the low-water mark: 15 cm below LDC (162 cm). Over the last 7 days the level has been rising (+12 cm). The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 17 hours ago.
Conditions
- Forecast +24 h
- 150 cm · +3 cm vs today
- Forecast +72 h
- 161 cm · +14 cm vs today
- Air
- 5–11 °C
- Wind
- 2.9 m/s
Station map
Statistics
Minimum, mean and maximum of the daily levels, with the days spent below LDC or above HDC — useful for navigation, agriculture and flood history.
Last 30 days
30 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 121cm14/10/2026
- Mean
- 131cm
- Maximum
- 148cm03/11/2026
30 days below LDC0 days above HDC
Last 12 months
358 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 121cm15/09/2026
- Mean
- 196cm
- Maximum
- 370cm02/03/2026
133 days below LDC0 days above HDC
Whole history (2004–2026)
8,338 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 121cm15/09/2026
- Mean
- 282cm
- Maximum
- 738cm16/04/2006
490 days below LDC105 days above HDC
- Record high
- 738 cm16/04/2006
- Record low
- 121 cm15/09/2026
By year
| Year | Minimum | Mean | Maximum | days below LDC | days above HDC | station-days with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 193 | 370 | 129 | 0 | 302 |
| 2025 | 136 | 216 | 418 | 61 | 0 | 365 |
| 2024 | 136 | 286 | 471 | 16 | 0 | 366 |
| 2023 | 147 | 316 | 493 | 19 | 0 | 365 |
| 2022 | 143 | 230 | 381 | 53 | 0 | 365 |
| 2021 | 163 | 278 | 511 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2020 | 169 | 248 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 2019 | 149 | 265 | 565 | 35 | 2 | 365 |
| 2018 | 140 | 278 | 521 | 42 | 0 | 365 |
| 2017 | 154 | 255 | 435 | 4 | 0 | 365 |
| 2016 | 158 | 292 | 530 | 3 | 0 | 366 |
| 2015 | 136 | 259 | 452 | 30 | 0 | 365 |
| 2014 | 201 | 320 | 583 | 0 | 7 | 365 |
| 2013 | 143 | 326 | 570 | 28 | 5 | 365 |
| 2012 | 151 | 255 | 361 | 9 | 0 | 366 |
| 2011 | 139 | 245 | 508 | 48 | 0 | 365 |
| 2010 | 233 | 391 | 650 | 0 | 27 | 365 |
| 2009 | 151 | 297 | 495 | 3 | 0 | 365 |
| 2008 | 156 | 277 | 431 | 3 | 0 | 366 |
| 2007 | 153 | 267 | 404 | 3 | 0 | 365 |
| 2006 | 153 | 341 | 738 | 4 | 51 | 365 |
| 2005 | 163 | 336 | 627 | 0 | 13 | 365 |
| 2004 | 164 | 304 | 543 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
Monthly mean
This year against the historical range
The daily series uses the first reading of each day.
Water level history at Belgrade (Sava)
| Date | Water level (cm) | LDC* | HDC** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 147 | 162 | 560 | |
| 148 | 162 | 560 | |
| 148 | 162 | 560 | |
| 144 | 162 | 560 | |
| 140 | 162 | 560 | |
| 138 | 162 | 560 | |
| 136 | 162 | 560 |
Weather
The minimum temperature was 5°C, while the maximum temperature was 11°C. The feels-like temperature was 9°C, the wind speed was 2.9 m/s, the humidity was 52%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,019 hPa.
- min
- 5°C
- max
- 11°C
- feels like
- 9°C
- wind
- 2.9 m/s
- humidity
- 52%
- pressure
- 1,019 hPa
LDC, HDC and the Defence Thresholds
Belgrade stands where the Sava meets the Danube, and the map puts the city at kilometre 1170. Its gauge, however, is not on the Danube: it stands on the Sava, 0.97 kilometres from the mouth, beside the Great War Island. The Sava runs 990 kilometres and drains 97,713 square kilometres before joining the Danube at 1169.9 kilometres from the sea. The Danube water level at Belgrade is therefore read on a Sava gauge. Its zero is fixed at 68.28 metres, and it has been in service since 1920; the catchment above it covers 95,719 square kilometres. The Danube proper is measured at Zemun, at kilometre 1173.
LDC, HDC and the Defence Thresholds
The platform has no LDC or HDC for Belgrade, but the Danube Commission publishes 162 centimetres for LDC and 560 for HDC. RHMZ, Serbia's hydrometeorological service, sets two operative steps of its own: 500 centimetres for regular defence and 600 for emergency. The RHMZ steps are flood-defence thresholds, not navigation marks. On 24 October 2026 the Belgrade water level stood at 134 centimetres, five more than the day before and 28 below LDC. The forecast gave 140, 140, 138 and 139, within a seven-day range of 110 to 160. The water was 16.2 °C.
The 2006 Record and Recent Highs
The highest Danube level at Belgrade in RHMZ's published series is 738 centimetres, on 16 April 2006, when the Danube at Zemun rose to 783. In 2013 the gauge reached 622 on 12 April, and in 2014 it reached 586 on 23 May, though the Sava came down from Sremska Mitrovica at 866, that station's record. In 2024 the maximum was 472 on 6 January, and in autumn the river fell to 133 on 11 September. The series minimum remains -61, on 25 November 1986; 2022 and 2023 brought annual minima of 140 and 142.
The Port and the Road to Novi Sad
The Port of Belgrade, on the Danube beside the Pančevo Bridge, can handle 3 million tonnes a year and 10,000 TEU; in 2023 it moved 4,594,345 tonnes, more than any other port in Serbia. Upstream, 85 kilometres away on the river, the Novi Sad water level shows what is coming down to Belgrade, and the Soko train covers the 75 kilometres between the two cities in 35 minutes.