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Rivière Kipawa

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 8 kn gusting 18, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
12°C
Rain
9.1 mm

Wed 4 · 94 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 70 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
4°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 289, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 494, good
  4. Thu 590, good
  5. Fri 670, good
  6. Sat 775, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1082, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Rivière Kipawa
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov89, good2 kn4kn14°C1 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good7 kn12kn12°C9.1 mm
Wed 4Nov94, good8 kn18kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good5 kn19kn15°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov70, good8 kn19kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov75, good5 kn12kn4°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good3 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good3 kn8kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good5 kn14kn9°C0 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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

the spot and 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rivière Kipawa

A launch on the Rivière Kipawa. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Kipawa.

  • River Rivière Kipawa
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • 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).

Where to stay: Kipawa

Closest

Kipawa

52 min by car · 1 place to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 1 place to stay in Kipawa · Booking.com

About Kipawa 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.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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