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Plzeň, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Anaj7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Berounka

Kayak spot · Czechia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 80 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 72 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 180, good
  2. Mon 280, good
  3. Tue 371, good
  4. Wed 472, good
  5. Thu 578, good
  6. Fri 679, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1077, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 21.5 kmthe section

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Berounka
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov80, good5 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov80, good4 kn11kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov71, good8 kn20kn6°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov72, good7 kn20kn8°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good7 kn16kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good7 kn15kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good1 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good3 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good6 kn16kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good2 kn6kn6°C2.7 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. Days past the forecast count as they usually are.

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Berounka

A river section on the Berounka, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 22 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.0 km away. The town to stay in is Plzeň. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Berounka
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 22 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.0 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,110–US$2,120 each

about US$1,110–US$2,120 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to MUC, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$167
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$194–US$328
Food7 days eating outabout US$188–US$355
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$127–US$234
Totalabout US$1,110–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Plzeň

Closest

Plzeň

16 min by car · 49 places to stay

about US$74/nightcountry average

See 49 places to stay in Plzeň · Booking.com

About Plzeň its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$74 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 15m

About 17h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MUC, direct, then 3h 40m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits