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Piva

Kayak spot · Montenegro

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

51Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 39 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
1°C
Rain
8.7 mm

Wed 4 · 44 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
2°C
Rain
1.4 mm

Thu 5 · 46 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
3°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 48 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 56 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 55 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 56 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 244, poor
  2. Tue 339, poor
  3. Wed 444, poor
  4. Thu 546, fair
  5. Fri 648, fair
  6. Sat 756, fair
  7. Sun 855, fair
  8. Mon 956, fair
  9. Tue 1056, fair
  10. Wed 1157, fair

The spot in three facts

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

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Piva
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov44, poor4 kn17kn3°C1.8 mm
Tue 3Nov39, poor4 kn18kn1°C8.7 mm
Wed 4Nov44, poor3 kn12kn2°C1.4 mm
Thu 5Nov46, fair2 kn9kn3°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov48, fair2 kn10kn5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov56, fair3 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov55, fair7 kn22kn8°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov56, fair5 kn16kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov56, fair7 kn22kn9°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov57, fair6 kn23kn10°C9.6 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 expert 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. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 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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Photos of Piva

Piva Canyon
Photo: Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Piva

A river section on the Piva, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 11 km away. For expert 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 Poscenje.

  • River Piva
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 11 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$1,060–US$2,030 each

about US$1,060–US$2,030 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 BEG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$543–US$1,120
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$74–US$127
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$174–US$289
Food7 days eating outabout US$168–US$315
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$101–US$181
Totalabout US$1,060–US$2,030

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Poscenje

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Closest

Poscenje

about 1h 10m by car · 3 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Poscenje · Booking.com

About Poscenje its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$67 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 18h 30m

About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BEG, direct, then 3h 55m 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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