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San Pellegrino Terme, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Basilicofresco, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Brembo, San Giovanni Bianco - San Pellegrino

Kayak spot · Italy

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

55Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 10: Wind 2 kn gusting 7, 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

Wed 4 · 52 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Thu 5 · 56 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 56 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 51 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
6°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sun 8 · 55 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 56 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 57 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 356, fair
  2. Wed 452, fair
  3. Thu 556, fair
  4. Fri 656, fair
  5. Sat 751, fair
  6. Sun 855, fair
  7. Mon 956, fair
  8. Tue 1057, fair
  9. Wed 1159, fair
  10. Thu 1242, poor

The spot in two facts

  • Grade III+at its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Brembo, San Giovanni Bianco - San Pellegrino
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov56, fair4 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov52, fair3 kn11kn7°C1.5 mm
Thu 5Nov56, fair4 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov56, fair3 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov51, fair2 kn8kn6°C1.8 mm
Sun 8Nov55, fair4 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov56, fair3 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov57, fair2 kn7kn9°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov59, fair1 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov42, poor1 kn10kn10°C21 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. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 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 Brembo, San Giovanni Bianco - San Pellegrino

A river section on the Brembo, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III+, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.5 km away. The town to stay in is San Pellegrino Terme. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Brembo
  • Grade Grade III+, on the international scale.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 9.5 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$2,560 each

about US$1,360–US$2,560 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 2 November 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$497–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$302–US$564
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,360–US$2,560

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: San Pellegrino Terme

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San Pellegrino Terme

7 min by car · 25 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 25 places to stay in San Pellegrino Terme · Booking.com

About San Pellegrino Terme 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 15h 15m

About 15h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 1h 40m 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

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