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Danube · km 2,226.7 · GERMANY

Passau Donau

Historical Danube levels at Passau Donau, Germany

LowFalling · −2 cm today

388cmlevel of the day, 6 November 2026latest reading: 391 cm▼ −20 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 286.46 m (Normalnull)

Catchment area: 49,649 km²

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Compared with normal
26 of 26
years had more water on 6 November
Navigation threshold
−27 cm
vs LDC (415 cm)

Water level (cm)

06/11/2026 04:00 CET

08/10/2026Date06/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Water temperature (°C) · right axis
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Normal impoundment level 354 cm
  • LDC 415 cm
08/10/2026 – 06/11/2026 · 28 days · HDC 780 cm — above the displayed range· Water temperature (°C), on the right axis. · Source: national hydrological institutes

Full series: download CSV

On 6 November, the water at Passau Donau is at 391 cm, 1 cm higher than yesterday. The current level is 24 cm below LDC* and 389 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (415 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (780 cm).

Next hours

  • +6 h390 cm
  • +12 h388 cm

The official forecast for the next hours, only where the source publishes it.

The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 48 minutes ago.

On the Danube, upstream and downstream

At a glance

At river km 2,226.7 on the Danube, the Passau Donau gauge records the water level (Germany). The Danube level on 6 November 2026 is 388 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 27 cm below the low-water level LDC (415 cm). The level has fallen by 23 cm over the last 7 days. Compared with the same day over the past 30 years, the level on 6 November 2026 is among the lowest 5% (percentile 0). Since 1 January 2000, the highest level recorded here was 1,275 cm (4 June 2013) and the lowest 371 cm (9 October 2026). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Kachlet Schleuse UP and downstream Passau Ilzstadt. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 48 minutes ago.

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What does today's water level mean?
The Danube level on 6 November 2026 is 388 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 27 cm below the low-water level LDC (415 cm). The level has fallen by 23 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 48 minutes ago.

Conditions

Air
−2–8 °C
Wind
2.9 m/s

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Danube level at Vilshofen (22.8 km). Downstream on the Danube: Wilhering water level (82.7 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Inn and Ilz.

Station map

Passau Donau — 388 cmKachlet Schleuse UP — 56 cmPassau Ilzstadt — 408 cmPassau Marienbrücke — 124 cmPassau Ingling — 153 cmErlachleiten — 58 cmHörmannsberg — 32 cmKalteneck — 57 cmSchärding — 359 cmFürsteneck — 44 cmPramerdorf — 103 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

28 station-days with data

Minimum
371cm09/10/2026
Mean
389cm
Maximum
413cm28/10/2026

28 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

363 station-days with data

Minimum
371cm09/10/2026
Mean
423cm
Maximum
717cm25/02/2026

178 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (2000–2026)

9,805 station-days with data

Minimum
371cm09/10/2026
Mean
487cm
Maximum
1,275cm04/06/2013

980 days below LDC45 days above HDC

Record high
1,275 cm04/06/2013
Record low
371 cm09/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
20263714227171620308
2025396445682510365
202441952893809366
2023395494786251365
2022399456636410365
2021396485819441365
2020394472768290366
2019402491750140365
2018381467735890365
2017388480714380365
2016392490746410366
2015389470675640365
2014404468761130365
20134185221,27508365
201242150770800366
2011392472875374365
201041149887753365
2009396493790451365
2008401482671350366
200739748376060365
2006391497858664365
2005393491889564365
2004395472711330366
2003390464738850365
20024245491,008010365
200141452177910365
200042152972900366

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 427 cm (396–478)42725/122026-01: Mean 402 cm (390–418)40226/012026-02: Mean 488 cm (391–717)48826/022026-03: Mean 455 cm (414–569)45526/032026-04: Mean 435 cm (414–458)43526/042026-05: Mean 423 cm (410–445)42326/052026-06: Mean 448 cm (412–514)44826/062026-07: Mean 408 cm (389–468)40826/072026-08: Mean 395 cm (379–422)39526/082026-09: Mean 392 cm (375–429)39226/092026-10: Mean 387 cm (371–413)38726/102026-11: Mean 390 cm (388–394)39026/11

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 Passau Donau

Historical Danube levels at Passau Donau
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
388415780
390415780
389415780
394415780
402415780
411415780
405415780

Weather

The minimum temperature was −2°C, while the maximum temperature was 8°C. The feels-like temperature was −3°C, the wind speed was 2.9 m/s, the humidity was 100%, and the atmospheric pressure was 989 hPa.

min
−2°C
max
8°C
feels like
−3°C
wind
2.9 m/s
humidity
100%
pressure
989 hPa