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Portula, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sessera, Coggiola - Bornate

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

62Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 4 kn gusting 10, Air 12 °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 · 64 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 58 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 61 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 266, good
  2. Tue 364, good
  3. Wed 461, good
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 658, fair
  6. Sat 761, good
  7. Sun 860, good
  8. Mon 963, good
  9. Tue 1064, good

The spot in three facts

  • Grade IIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Sessera, Coggiola - Bornate
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov66, good4 kn11kn14°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov64, good4 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov61, good2 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov63, good2 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov58, fair2 kn7kn9°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov61, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov60, good2 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov63, good3 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov64, good1 kn6kn13°C0.3 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 Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov1of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sessera, Coggiola - Bornate

A river section on the Sessera, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade II, on the international scale. Suits new paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 12 km away. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Portula. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Sessera
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 12 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$1,360–US$2,550 each

about US$1,360–US$2,550 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 MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$496–US$1,030
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$301–US$563
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,550

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Portula

Closest

Portula

2 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Portula · Booking.com

About Portula its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 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 14h 40m

About 14h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 1h 05m 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

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