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Forest flotsam in the River Deveron
Deveron. Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Deveron

Kayak spot · UK

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

53Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: Wind 2 kn gusting 5, Air 9 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 57 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 55 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 52 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 52 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 51 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sun 8 · 51 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 48 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 253, fair
  2. Tue 357, fair
  3. Wed 455, fair
  4. Thu 552, fair
  5. Fri 652, fair
  6. Sat 751, fair
  7. Sun 851, fair
  8. Mon 948, fair
  9. Tue 1048, fair
  10. Wed 1130, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Deveron
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov53, fair5 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov57, fair2 kn5kn9°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov55, fair4 kn8kn9°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov52, fair3 kn4kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov52, fair5 kn9kn8°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov51, fair3 kn4kn7°C1.8 mm
Sun 8Nov51, fair4 kn9kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov48, fair5 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov48, fair3 kn5kn6°C4.5 mm
Wed 11Nov30, poor14 kn25kn5°C1.5 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

best Jul–Aug

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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.

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Photos of Deveron

'HUNTLY FISHING RIVER DEVERON' notice
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Deveron

A river section on the Deveron, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For new paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Huntly.

  • River Deveron
  • Grade Grade II, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,390–US$2,590 each

about US$1,390–US$2,590 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 EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$422–US$884
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$322–US$543
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$188–US$348
Totalabout US$1,390–US$2,590

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Huntly

Closest

Huntly

about 5 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Huntly · Booking.com

About Huntly its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 15h 10m

About 15h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 3h 15m by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits