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Danube · km 1,868.75 · SLOVAKIA

Bratislava

Historical Danube levels at Bratislava, Slovakia

NormalFalling · −5 cm today

303cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026latest reading: 306 cm▲ +16 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 128.43 m (Baltic)

Catchment area: 131,331 km²

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Compared with normal
9 of 23
years had more water on 5 November
Navigation threshold
+70 cm
vs LDC (233 cm)
Forecast peak
303 cm
Thu 5

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 04:15 CET

+48h: 299 cm
07/10/2026Date06/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Forecast
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
  • LDC 233 cm
07/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 27 days · HDC 643 cm — above the displayed range · Alert level 650 cm — above the displayed range · Flood level 750 cm — above the displayed range · Danger level 850 cm — above the displayed range · Forecast 04/11/2026· Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge · Source: national hydrological institutes

Full series: download CSV

On 5 November, the water at Bratislava is at 306 cm, 2 cm lower than yesterday. The current level is 73 cm above LDC* and 337 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (233 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (643 cm).

Next 5 days

Forecast for the next 24–120 hours. Glossary

The forecast for the next day was within 10 cm on 65% of the days in the last 90 days.

How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 7.6 cm · for the second day 11.7 cm.

The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 27 hours ago. The station usually reports more often.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

The Bratislava gauge measures the Danube at river km 1,868.75 (Slovakia). The latest reading, on 5 November 2026, is 303 cm. This is 70 cm above the low-water level LDC (233 cm) and 340 cm below the high-water level HDC (643 cm). Over the last 7 days the level has been rising (+13 cm). The official forecast covers 2 days: +24 h: 303 cm, +48 h: 299 cm. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 5 November 2026 is within the usual range (percentile 61). In 23 years of measurements, the highest level was 1,018 cm (6 June 2013) and the lowest 214 cm (26 September 2005). The largest documented flood here reached 1,034 cm in 2013. On the Danube, the neighbours are Devín upstream and Rusovce downstream. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 7.6 cm · for the second day 11.7 cm. Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 27 hours ago. The station usually reports more often.

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What does today's water level mean?
The latest reading, on 5 November 2026, is 303 cm. This is 70 cm above the low-water level LDC (233 cm) and 340 cm below the high-water level HDC (643 cm). Over the last 7 days the level has been rising (+13 cm). Readings arrive every few hours; the latest came 27 hours ago. The station usually reports more often.
Danube water level Bratislava
The latest reading, on 5 November 2026, is 303 cm. This is 70 cm above the low-water level LDC (233 cm) and 340 cm below the high-water level HDC (643 cm).

Conditions

Forecast +24 h
303 cm · ±0 vs today
Air
2–10 °C
Wind
3.3 m/s

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Danube river level at Devín (10.3 km). Downstream on the Danube: Gabčíkovo water level (49.8 km). The nearest large city on the river: Danube level at Korneuburg (72.3 km).

See also Danube water level in Slovakia, water level at Cernavodă, and water level at Belgrade.

Station map

Spariská — 12 cmBratislava — 303 cmDevín — 93 cmRusovce — 737 cmČervený most — 88 cmMalé Pálenisko — 206 cmVajnory — 60 cmBorinka — 1 cmSvätý Jur — 93 cmBernolákovo — −13 cmČunovo — 108 cm
Stations on the map: 11

Historical events

  • Flood · 2013(06 Jun)

    1034 cmPeak

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.

Download the series (CSV)

Last 30 days

30 station-days with data

Minimum
271cm20/10/2026
Mean
289cm
Maximum
320cm16/10/2026

0 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

345 station-days with data

Minimum
202cm18/08/2026
Mean
294cm
Maximum
594cm25/02/2026

11 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (2002–2026)

8,656 station-days with data

Minimum
202cm18/08/2026
Mean
347cm
Maximum
1,018cm06/06/2013

15 days below LDC86 days above HDC

Record high
1,018 cm06/06/2013
Record low
202 cm18/08/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
2026202293594110289
202526731963500365
2024297397981015366
202324936573706365
202225032653300365
202124834871902365
202026634265601366
201926035765202365
201824232562800365
201724633960100364
201624235364300364
201524433163200361
201426733864200363
20132763851,018013363
201222735764411365
201124832277203363
201027737683105291
20092513405420095
200826434258700361
200725433779104362
2006236372829015334
200521434872336365
200424733457100365
200324731854000365
2002276397986013364

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 298 cm (267–344)29825/122026-01: Mean 275 cm (243–299)27526/012026-02: Mean 354 cm (276–594)35426/022026-03: Mean 320 cm (270–439)32026/032026-04: Mean 304 cm (276–331)30426/042026-05: Mean 293 cm (280–308)29326/052026-06: Mean 314 cm (275–417)31426/062026-07: Mean 256 cm (215–319)25626/072026-08: Mean 259 cm (202–290)25926/082026-09: Mean 271 cm (260–289)27126/092026-10: Mean 285 cm (270–320)28526/102026-11: Mean 296 cm (282–308)29626/11

This year against the historical range

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Minimum–MaximumMean2026The band is the minimum–maximum of previous years for each calendar day; the line is the current year.

The daily series uses the first reading of each day.

Historical Danube levels at Bratislava

Historical Danube levels at Bratislava
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
303233643
308233643
287233643
286233643
290233643
296233643
280233643

Weather

The minimum temperature was 2°C, while the maximum temperature was 10°C. The feels-like temperature was −0°C, the wind speed was 3.3 m/s, the humidity was 89%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,010 hPa.

min
2°C
max
10°C
feels like
−0°C
wind
3.3 m/s
humidity
89%
pressure
1,010 hPa