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Danube · km 1,707.2 · HUNGARY

Szob

Historical Danube levels at Szob, Hungary

LowFalling · −5 cm today

−77cmlevel of the day, 6 November 2026latest reading: −79 cm▼ −28 cm in 7 days

Gauge zero: 100.98 m (Baltic)

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Compared with normal
30 of 30
years had more water on 6 November
Navigation threshold
−70 cm
vs LDC (−7 cm)

Water level (cm)

06/11/2026 04:00 CET

08/10/2026Date06/11/2026
  • Water level (cm)
  • Discharge (m³/s) · right axis
  • normal for the date (previous years)
  • Older series from another gauge, converted to this gauge
  • LDC −7 cm
08/10/2026 – 06/11/2026 · 30 days · HDC 412 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

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On 6 November, the water at Szob is at −79 cm, 7 cm lower than yesterday. The current level is 72 cm below LDC* and 491 cm below HDC**.

* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (-7 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level (412 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 1,707.2 on the Danube, the Szob gauge records the water level (Hungary). The Danube level on 6 November 2026 is −77 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 70 cm below the low-water level LDC (−7 cm). The level has fallen by 26 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). The station’s record starts in 1959: since then the highest level was 780 cm (24 July 1997) and the lowest −111 cm (4 October 2026). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Štúrovo and downstream Nagymaros. 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 6 November 2026 is −77 cm, below the low-water mark. This is 70 cm below the low-water level LDC (−7 cm). The level has fallen by 26 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports once a day; the latest reading came 2 hours ago.

Conditions

Air
−1–11 °C
Wind
2.2 m/s

Nearby gauges

Upstream on the Danube: Štúrovo water level (11.4 km). Downstream on the Danube: Nagymaros (12.6 km). Tributaries measured nearby: Ipeľ. The nearest large city on the river: Budapest water level (60.7 km).

Station map

Szob — −77 cmŠtúrovo — −1 cmNagymaros — −61 cmIpolydamásd — 17 cmSalka — 51 cmIpolytölgyes — 80 cmKamenín — 77 cmMosonszentmiklósi szivattyútelep, belvíz — 143 cmMosonszentmiklósi szivattyútelep, külvíz — 142 cmVámosmikola — −85 cmM4 Lugi-Körcsönye-csatorna — 23 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
−108cm08/10/2026
Mean
−87cm
Maximum
−41cm01/11/2026

30 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Last 12 months

365 station-days with data

Minimum
−111cm04/10/2026
Mean
−18cm
Maximum
327cm27/02/2026

225 days below LDC0 days above HDC

Whole history (1959–2026)

23,786 station-days with data

Minimum
−111cm04/10/2026
Mean
186cm
Maximum
780cm24/07/1997

1,114 days below LDC1,094 days above HDC

Record high
780 cm24/07/1997
Record low
−111 cm04/10/2026

By year

By year
YearMinimumMeanMaximumdays below LDCdays above HDCstation-days with data
2026−111−233272110310
2025−5229313770365
2024−312166706102
2023−59110530297365
2022−6349260740365
2021−4590413401365
2020−2993403190366
2019−44100426411364
2018−86613501120365
2017−4092312320365
2016−44111366190366
2015−4376397820365
2014−169440760365
2013−9162732115365
2012−611335200357
2011−4772519475364
2010−8154660210365
2009−38133542319364
2008−4195340340366
2007−4310452826361
2006−461346854920359
2005−481184644510365
2004−5891329390362
2003−71583721060364
20022184682015365
2001−713343402365
2000−815343816366
1999−17154454512363
1998−22106416102365
199779280780033365
1996106268584026366
1995100290600053365
199482235626013365
1993110223499014365
199258219488011366
199159193740020365
19909818648003365
19899822036400365
1988110265668042366
198785281542051365
19865320442401365
198553220658012365
19847119340600366
19835021742303365
198290252522017365
1981149275627030365
1980129265469017366
1979107264572017365
19788622639200365
1977104257552032365
197610320244202366
1975103270695039365
1974132266606025365
197382200471010365
19727419542202366
19718019338400365
19701053285810100365
19699020639800365
196811726746404248
1967258388522069201
1966300403617076203
19651643897460130296
19649924348505366
196388257576017365
196276250506041365
19618824246909365
1960130266518010366
1959105298586033175

Monthly mean

2025-12: Mean 9 cm (−52–80)925/122026-01: Mean −42 cm (−60–−10)−4226/012026-02: Mean 66 cm (−44–327)6626/022026-03: Mean 54 cm (−19–267)5426/032026-04: Mean 12 cm (−36–51)1226/042026-05: Mean −16 cm (−38–10)−1626/052026-06: Mean 26 cm (−37–131)2626/062026-07: Mean −54 cm (−95–14)−5426/072026-08: Mean −82 cm (−104–−45)−8226/082026-09: Mean −84 cm (−108–−38)−8426/092026-10: Mean −96 cm (−111–−50)−9626/102026-11: Mean −68 cm (−83–−41)−6826/11

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 Szob

Historical Danube levels at Szob
DateWater level (cm)LDC*HDC**
−77−7412
−72−7412
−83−7412
−75−7412
−62−7412
−41−7412
−50−7412

Weather

The minimum temperature was −1°C, while the maximum temperature was 11°C. The feels-like temperature was −3°C, the wind speed was 2.2 m/s, the humidity was 93%, and the atmospheric pressure was 1,013 hPa.

min
−1°C
max
11°C
feels like
−3°C
wind
2.2 m/s
humidity
93%
pressure
1,013 hPa