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Villanúa, the nearest town. Photo: Biblioteca Municipal de Villanúa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Río Aragón

Kayak spot · Spain

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

57Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: Wind 8 kn gusting 24, Air 15 °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 · 52 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 51 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Fri 6 · 55 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 48 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 60 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 67 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 264, good
  2. Tue 352, fair
  3. Wed 451, fair
  4. Thu 551, fair
  5. Fri 655, fair
  6. Sat 748, fair
  7. Sun 860, good
  8. Mon 967, good
  9. Tue 1056, fair
  10. Wed 1149, fair

The spot in four facts

  • Grade IIIat its hardest
  • Moving waterthe water
  • 5.3 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Aug7 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 Río Aragón
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov64, good4 kn16kn13°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov52, fair4 kn14kn7°C1.1 mm
Wed 4Nov51, fair5 kn15kn6°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov51, fair5 kn18kn6°C0.7 mm
Fri 6Nov55, fair4 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov48, fair4 kn10kn5°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov60, good4 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov67, good8 kn24kn15°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov56, fair9 kn29kn10°C5.7 mm
Wed 11Nov49, fair6 kn30kn8°C13.8 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–Aug

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. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May5of 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. Sep6of 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 Río Aragón

A river section on the Río Aragón, from a put-in down to a take-out. Grade III, on the international scale. It runs 5.3 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up, by its grade. None within 10 km, the nearest 19 km away. For expert paddlers the best months are usually June, July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Villanúa. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Río Aragón
  • Grade Grade III, on the international scale.
  • Length 5.3 km along the river.
  • 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 19 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$1,200–US$2,270 each

about US$1,200–US$2,270 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 LDE, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$986
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$242–US$403
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,200–US$2,270

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Villanúa

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Closest

Villanúa

about 5 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Villanúa · Booking.com

About Villanúa its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 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 15m

About 18h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LDE, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 1h 30m 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

  • Pepe Pádel 19 km

  • El Escaladillo 19 km

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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