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Danube · km 1,636.9 · HUNGARY

Budafok

Historical Danube levels at Budafok, Hungary

LowFalling · −5 cm today

−36cmlevel of the day, 5 November 2026latest reading: −27 cm▲ +7 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 94.39 m (Baltic)

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Compared with normal
30 of 30
years had more water on 5 November
Navigation threshold
−65 cm
vs LDC (29 cm)

Water level (cm)

05/11/2026 23:00 CET

07/10/2026Date05/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Discharge (m³/s) · right axis
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
  • LDC 29 cm
07/10/2026 – 05/11/2026 · 30 days · HDC 533 cm — above the displayed range· Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge· Discharge (m³/s), on the right axis. · Source: national hydrological institutes

Full series: download CSV

On 5 November, the water at Budafok is at −27 cm, 4 cm higher than yesterday. The current level is 56 cm below LDC* and 560 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (29 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (533 cm).

The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 hours ago.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

At river km 1,636.9 on the Danube, the Budafok gauge records the water level (Hungary). The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is −36 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 65 cm below the low-water level LDC (29 cm). The level has fallen by 2 cm over the last 7 days. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 5 November 2026 is among the lowest 5% (percentile 0). The station’s record starts in 1901: since then the highest level was 802 cm (10 June 2013) and the lowest −75 cm (8 October 2026). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Kvassay zsilip and downstream Ercsi. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 hours ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The Danube level on 5 November 2026 is −36 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 65 cm below the low-water level LDC (29 cm). The level has fallen by 2 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 hours ago.

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Kvassay zsilip (5.3 km) and Budapest (9.6 km). Downstream on the Danube: Ercsi (23.7 km) and Danube water level at Adony (38.8 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Ipolydamásd (48 km) and Kamenín (57 km).

Station map

Egyesült Gyöngyös Kétújfalu — 0 cmBudafok — −36 cmKvassay zsilip — 21 cmErcsi — −96 cmAnt — 79 cmNagy-koppány Törökkoppány — 17 cmM4 Lugi-Körcsönye-csatorna — 23 cmSzentendre — 32 cmMosonszentmiklósi szivattyútelep, belvíz — 143 cmMosonszentmiklósi szivattyútelep, külvíz — 142 cmRáckeve — 179 cm
Stations on the map: 11

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
−75cm08/10/2026
Mean
−47cm
Maximum
6cm01/11/2026

30 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

365 station-days with data

Minimum
−75cm08/10/2026
Mean
34cm
Maximum
395cm27/02/2026

181 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (1901–2026)

35,918 station-days with data

Minimum
−75cm08/10/2026
Mean
229cm
Maximum
802cm10/06/2013

620 days below LDC532 days above HDC

Record high
802 cm10/06/2013
Record low
−75 cm08/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
2026−75273951730309
2025−387382250365
20245819473706104
2023−4177611225365
2022−6113327210365
20218157489190365
20203316047300366
20191417052390365
2018−29127422740365
20173150374160365
2016−10170441110366
2015−7130455510365
20143515047000365
201341227802011365
20125118244400366
2011−8139594294364
20106522773909359
20091820162338365
20082316240540366
20075516760205365
200682017672015365
20052019457568361
2004−10161405110366
2003−9128458630365
200273259755012365
20015020952500365
20006022954301366
19997123755507365
19984418251400365
19973515136100190
19967321952500366
19955624053100365
19943019361307365
19934517944300365
199210176476120366
199113153735115365
19904215446100365
1989311272310092
1988116304637011152
19876627554603365
19864120243200365
19852022967044365
19846719343600366
19834021442500365
19827824554702365
1981139278680013365
198011427150200366
19796826459404365
19786422140800365
19777825557004365
19767619145200366
197573269722014364
197412027262005365
19735418848200365
19726018743600366
19715318439400365
197060337610016365
19694619942000365
19689025948000366
196710431654402365
1966160359650027365
1965116365776084365
196410225051600366
196310028055602365
19629828755507365
19619427752000365
196016230557003366
1959114285642016365
1958130332640012365
195714831562509365
195620435573408366
1955171354636020365
195430323746019365
19537226250600365
1952144314627023366
195111828557403365
195014525438500365
194978259645012365
19487014818500113
19237726764007273
19227026651800365
19212416136840365
192040269616014366
19199325449000365
19184819750000365
19176524057605365
191615229047600366
191511828848000365
191410829457603365
191310625349600365
191210828656806366
19115019347700365
1910128409628060365
1909−38208502220365
19083018348600366
19075325755408365
19069725750300365
190511225944500365
19048921438700366
190312924956403365
1902222746750365
1901−1020746350365

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 66 cm (−3–137)6625/122026-01: Mean 8 cm (−13–41)826/012026-02: Mean 117 cm (6–395)11726/022026-03: Mean 120 cm (43–366)12026/032026-04: Mean 68 cm (16–106)6826/042026-05: Mean 34 cm (12–65)3426/052026-06: Mean 82 cm (15–194)8226/062026-07: Mean −6 cm (−49–68)−626/072026-08: Mean −41 cm (−63–−1)−4126/082026-09: Mean −40 cm (−69–15)−4026/092026-10: Mean −56 cm (−75–−3)−5626/102026-11: Mean −16 cm (−36–6)−1626/11

This year against the historical range

IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXII
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 Budafok

Historical Danube levels at Budafok
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
−3629533
−3129533
−1929533
129533
629533
−329533
−1129533