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Danube · km 1,646.5 · HUNGARY

Budapest

Historical Danube levels at Budapest, Hungary

LowRising · +9 cm today

46cmlevel of the day, 6 November 2026▼ −17 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 94.97 m (Baltic)

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Compared with normal
30 of 30
years had more water on 6 November
Navigation threshold
−56 cm
vs LDC (102 cm)
Forecast peak
45 cm
Fri 6

Water level (cm)

06/11/2026 01:00 CET

+48h: 37 cm (30–44 cm)+72h: 34 cm (21–47 cm)+96h: 32 cm (15–49 cm)+120h: 31 cm (9–53 cm)
08/10/2026Date10/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Discharge (m³/s) · right axis
  • Forecast
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Forecast range (min–max)
  • Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
  • LDC 102 cm
08/10/2026 – 06/11/2026 · 30 days · HDC 600 cm — above the displayed range · Alert level 620 cm — above the displayed range · Flood level 700 cm — above the displayed range · Danger level 800 cm — above the displayed range · Forecast 05/11/2026· 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 6 November, the water at Budapest is at 46 cm, 9 cm higher than yesterday. The current level is 56 cm below LDC* and 554 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (102 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (600 cm).

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 2.6 cm · for the second day 7.2 cm · for the third day 11.7 cm.

The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 1 hour ago.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

At river km 1,646.5 on the Danube, the Budapest gauge records the water level (Hungary). The Danube level on 6 November 2026 is 46 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 56 cm below the low-water level LDC (102 cm). The level has fallen by 17 cm over the last 7 days. The official forecast covers 2 days: +24 h: 45 cm (43 … 47 cm), +48 h: 37 cm (30 … 44 cm). Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 6 November 2026 is among the lowest 5% (percentile 0). The station’s record starts in 1901: since then the highest level was 889 cm (10 June 2013) and the lowest −76 cm (30 January 1933). The largest documented flood here reached 891 cm in 2013. The most severe documented drought here dropped to 33 cm in 2018. On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Budapest-Lánchíd and downstream Kvassay zsilip. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 2.6 cm · for the second day 7.2 cm · for the third day 11.7 cm. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 1 hour ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The Danube level on 6 November 2026 is 46 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 56 cm below the low-water level LDC (102 cm). The level has fallen by 17 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 1 hour ago.
Water level Danube Budapest today
The Danube level on 6 November 2026 is 46 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 56 cm below the low-water level LDC (102 cm).

Conditions

Forecast +24 h
45 cm · −1 cm vs today
Forecast +72 h
34 cm · −12 cm vs today
Air
3–12 °C
Wind
1.8 m/s

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Vác water level (33 km). Downstream on the Danube: Danube level at Dunaújváros (65.9 km).

See also Danube water level in Hungary, Danube water level in Bulgaria, and Danube water level at Bratislava.

Station map

Egyesült Gyöngyös Kétújfalu — 0 cmBudapest — 46 cmBudapest-Lánchíd — 18 cmKvassay zsilip — 29 cmNagy-koppány Törökkoppány — 18 cmAnt — 79 cmM4 Lugi-Körcsönye-csatorna — 23 cmSzentendre — 32 cmMosonszentmiklósi szivattyútelep, belvíz — 143 cmMosonszentmiklósi szivattyútelep, külvíz — 142 cmGalgamácsa — −1 cm
Stations on the map: 11

Historical events

  • Drought · 2018(25 Oct)

    33 cmPeak

  • Flood · 2013(09 Jun)

    891 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
−1cm08/10/2026
Mean
28cm
Maximum
80cm01/11/2026

30 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

365 station-days with data

Minimum
−1cm08/10/2026
Mean
104cm
Maximum
476cm27/02/2026

189 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (1901–2026)

45,959 station-days with data

Minimum
−76cm30/01/1933
Mean
264cm
Maximum
889cm10/06/2013

2,658 days below LDC504 days above HDC

Record high
889 cm10/06/2013
Record low
−76 cm30/01/1933

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
2026−1974761800310
202566159462300365
2024122294829014366
202366249691255365
202264185407220365
202180228561170365
202010123155110366
201983238585120365
201839195509850365
201768225456190365
201662243523130366
201561205537600365
201410222454600365
2013115304889013365
201212725751500366
201162208677294365
201012230082709365
20098528071658365
20089623848940366
20078324368936365
2006852778562215365
200584265629187365
200458233488140366
200355197536760365
2002143333844013365
200113328360601365
200013330561902366
199911830963109363
199811425359700365
199787263756812365
199610128160010366
199511130959100365
199410025967317365
199311124551800365
199272244552220366
199176219781205365
199010121954010365
19899625741230365
1988118300723011366
198710832660801365
198682246478290365
198562272706104365
198411023646800366
198368261480280365
198212429858900365
1981176325714011365
198015431855200366
197911831565704365
197811027046000365
197712430263104365
197611823550500366
1975116314774012365
197416031668605365
197389228535160365
197278221486340366
197183217436200365
19708937866948365
196987234466300365
196812029353100366
196712834959600365
1966174393709023365
1965149400843076365
196411426756600366
19639727559520365
19629429158290365
196110527954500365
196014730659600366
195911228567708365
195812833567807365
195713931665707365
195619535576308366
195516236067009365
1954−23188041614365
195362261530380365
195212631065407366
195110028760621365
195014126238100365
19498226568329365
1948633517141018366
1947512357597316365
19468028758230365
194517936873307365
1944131399753030361
19435325258960365
194260242529470365
1941148354737014365
194078331724616366
1939−3270603231365
1938−9234498360365
193780291524160365
193612624849900366
193521207484890365
193442152315870365
1933−76184429760365
1932371844671000366
19319626044240365
193029216522530365
192930181470900365
192851184520480366
1927−22250496210365
192693302637421365
192510195545510365
192432302618442366
192370251684185365
192258268464170365
19216158382950365
1920242746566410366
191986259508310365
191840198524470365
191752239613292365
191615229549400366
191511229350000365
19149829556720365
19138925649580365
19129429160622366
1911301915081100365
191012432556100365
1909−70207525730365
190891785081120366
190740260593650365
190670260536230365
19059226044920365
190470212410220366
190311725260701365
1902−38228496540365
1901−10203496660365

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 134 cm (66–210)13425/122026-01: Mean 77 cm (55–110)7726/012026-02: Mean 189 cm (75–476)18926/022026-03: Mean 188 cm (110–440)18826/032026-04: Mean 137 cm (84–175)13726/042026-05: Mean 103 cm (80–135)10326/052026-06: Mean 153 cm (85–268)15326/062026-07: Mean 64 cm (22–139)6426/072026-08: Mean 31 cm (9–69)3126/082026-09: Mean 30 cm (1–86)3026/092026-10: Mean 17 cm (−1–69)1726/102026-11: Mean 54 cm (37–80)5426/11

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 Budapest

Historical Danube levels at Budapest
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
46102600
37102600
39102600
51102600
71102600
80102600
69102600

Weather

The minimum temperature was 3°C, while the maximum temperature was 12°C. The feels-like temperature was 2°C, the wind speed was 1.8 m/s, the humidity was 74%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,015 hPa.

min
3°C
max
12°C
feels like
2°C
wind
1.8 m/s
humidity
74%
pressure
1,015 hPa