157cm▲ +7 cm today
Danube · km 2,249.5 · GERMANY
Vilshofen
Historical Danube levels at Vilshofen, Germany
LowRising · +1 cm today
289cmlevel of the day, 6 November 2026latest reading: 288 cm▼ −8 cm in 7 days
Gauge zero: 297.04 m (Normalnull)
Catchment area: 47,677 km²
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- Compared with normal
- 26 of 26
- years had more water on 6 November
- Navigation threshold
- −11 cm
- vs LDC (300 cm)
- Forecast peak
- 289 cm
- Fri 6
Water level (cm)
06/11/2026 04:00 CET
08/10/2026Date09/11/2026
- Water level (cm)
- Water temperature (°C) · right axis
- Forecast
- normal for the date (previous years)
- Normal impoundment level 273 cm
- LDC 300 cm
On 6 November, the water at Vilshofen is at 288 cm, 0 cm higher than yesterday.
* LDC: Low water level Danube Commission - the minimum acceptable level (300 cm). ** HDC: High water level Danube Commission - the maximum acceptable level.
Next hours
- +6 h288 cm
- +12 h290 cm
The official forecast for the next hours, only where the source publishes it.
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 2.3 cm · for the second day 2.2 cm · for the third day 3.1 cm.
The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 41 minutes ago.
On the Danube, upstream and downstream
- 170cm▲ +4 cm today
- 289cm▲ +1 cm today
Danube water level at Kachlet Wehr UP
no thresholds
54cm▲ +2 cm today- 388cm▼ −2 cm today
At a glance
At river km 2,249.5 on the Danube, the Vilshofen gauge records the water level (Germany). The Danube is close to its low-water mark: 289 cm on 6 November 2026. The level is close to the low-water mark: 11 cm below LDC (300 cm). The level has fallen by 7 cm over the last 7 days. The official forecast covers 2 days: +24 h: 289 cm, +48 h: 287 cm. 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 723 cm (6 June 2013) and the lowest 278 cm (18 August 2024). On the Danube, the nearest gauge upstream is Hofkirchen and downstream Kachlet Wehr UP. How close the forecast was over the last 90 days, on average: for the next day 2.3 cm · for the second day 2.2 cm · for the third day 3.1 cm. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 41 minutes ago.
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- What does today's water level mean?
- The Danube is close to its low-water mark: 289 cm on 6 November 2026. The level is close to the low-water mark: 11 cm below LDC (300 cm). The level has fallen by 7 cm over the last 7 days. The station usually reports every few hours; the latest reading came 41 minutes ago.
Conditions
- Forecast +24 h
- 289 cm · ±0 vs today
- Forecast +72 h
- 286 cm · −3 cm vs today
- Air
- −1–5 °C
- Wind
- 1.1 m/s
Nearby gauges
Upstream on the Danube: Danube level at Deggendorf (34.9 km). Downstream on the Danube: Danube water level at Passau (22.8 km). The nearest large city on the river: Danube river level at Regensburg (129.8 km).
Station map
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.
Last 30 days
30 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 282cm09/10/2026
- Mean
- 289cm
- Maximum
- 307cm28/10/2026
29 days below LDC0 days above HDC
Last 12 months
365 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 282cm15/08/2026
- Mean
- 309cm
- Maximum
- 513cm27/02/2026
177 days below LDC0 days above HDC
Whole history (2000–2026)
9,807 station-days with data
- Minimum
- 278cm18/08/2024
- Mean
- 345cm
- Maximum
- 723cm06/06/2013
715 days below LDC0 days above HDC
- Record high
- 723 cm06/06/2013
- Record low
- 278 cm18/08/2024
By year
| Year | Minimum | Mean | Maximum | days below LDC | days above HDC | station-days with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 282 | 307 | 513 | 175 | 0 | 310 |
| 2025 | 294 | 322 | 440 | 37 | 0 | 365 |
| 2024 | 278 | 366 | 670 | 17 | 0 | 366 |
| 2023 | 288 | 347 | 554 | 38 | 0 | 365 |
| 2022 | 285 | 324 | 457 | 49 | 0 | 365 |
| 2021 | 295 | 342 | 509 | 17 | 0 | 365 |
| 2020 | 287 | 325 | 506 | 41 | 0 | 366 |
| 2019 | 296 | 338 | 529 | 11 | 0 | 365 |
| 2018 | 288 | 333 | 549 | 110 | 0 | 365 |
| 2017 | 290 | 336 | 467 | 31 | 0 | 365 |
| 2016 | 295 | 347 | 478 | 10 | 0 | 366 |
| 2015 | 294 | 336 | 488 | 47 | 0 | 365 |
| 2014 | 297 | 330 | 462 | 5 | 0 | 365 |
| 2013 | 305 | 366 | 723 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2012 | 300 | 354 | 574 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 2011 | 295 | 339 | 636 | 17 | 0 | 365 |
| 2010 | 308 | 354 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2009 | 293 | 342 | 482 | 15 | 0 | 365 |
| 2008 | 300 | 343 | 462 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 2007 | 297 | 345 | 464 | 6 | 0 | 365 |
| 2006 | 298 | 351 | 596 | 4 | 0 | 365 |
| 2005 | 298 | 348 | 629 | 6 | 0 | 365 |
| 2004 | 292 | 333 | 547 | 16 | 0 | 366 |
| 2003 | 290 | 335 | 570 | 63 | 0 | 365 |
| 2002 | 321 | 396 | 647 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2001 | 304 | 371 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
| 2000 | 316 | 372 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
Monthly mean
This year against the historical range
The daily series uses the first reading of each day.
Historical Danube levels at Vilshofen
| Date | Water level (cm) |
|---|---|
| 289 | |
| 288 | |
| 286 | |
| 290 | |
| 290 | |
| 293 | |
| 294 |
Weather
The minimum temperature was −1°C, while the maximum temperature was 5°C. The feels-like temperature was −3°C, the wind speed was 1.1 m/s, the humidity was 100%, and the atmospheric pressure was 987 hPa.
- min
- −1°C
- max
- 5°C
- feels like
- −3°C
- wind
- 1.1 m/s
- humidity
- 100%
- pressure
- 987 hPa