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Ūla

Kayak spot · Lithuania

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 8 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 281, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 577, good
  5. Fri 678, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 976, good
  9. Tue 1075, good
  10. Wed 1177, 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 Ūla
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov81, good3 kn8kn7°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good6 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov77, good7 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good6 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good2 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good3 kn9kn5°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov75, good3 kn9kn5°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good6 kn14kn5°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. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 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.

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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ūla

A launch on the Ūla. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 25 km away. The town to stay in is Krokslys. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Ūla
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 25 km away.

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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$1,190–US$2,270 each

about US$1,190–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 KUN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$510–US$1,060
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$101–US$174
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$235–US$389
Food7 days eating outabout US$228–US$429
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$121–US$221
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,270

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Krokslys

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Closest

Krokslys

about 5 min by car

about US$87/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Krokslys · Booking.com

About Krokslys its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Krokslys, 0 km. We have not checked places to stay in Krokslys yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Aukštadvaris, 61 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

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 19h 50m

About 19h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KUN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 2h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Dzūkijos uoga kayak rentals 25 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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