When to go
Rivers for May
150 rivers at their best in May: mild air, little rain, the water neither frozen nor in flood.
Mississippi River
United States3,766 km12,700 m³/sYangtze River
China6,300 km31,900 m³/sVolga
Russia3,530 km8,100 m³/sDanube
Romania2,850 km5,400 m³/sIndus River
Pakistan3,180 km6,600 m³/sYellow RiverChina5,464 km2,600 m³/sRhine
The Netherlands1,233 km2,200 m³/sEuphrates
Iraq2,800 km820 m³/sBrahmaputra River
India2,900 km19,500 m³/sZambezi River
Mozambique2,574 km7,000 m³/sRiver Congo
Angola4,700 km41,800 m³/sDnieper
Ukraine2,285 km1,700 m³/sMissouri RiverUnited States3,726 km2,500 m³/sTigrisIraq1,850 km1,000 m³/sParaná River
Uruguay4,880 km16,000 m³/sDonRussia1,870 km940 m³/sAmu Darya
Uzbekistan2,620 km1,400 m³/sUral River
Kazakhstan2,428 km400 m³/sVistula
Poland1,047 km1,100 m³/sSeine
France777 km500 m³/sColorado River
Mexico2,334 km640 m³/sRio Negro
Brazil2,250 km30,000 m³/sOrange River
South Africa2,200 km800 m³/sLoireFrance1,006 km840 m³/sRío de la PlataUruguay290 km22,000 m³/sRhôneFrance812 km1,800 m³/sSyr DaryaKazakhstan2,212 km700 m³/sOderPoland854 km480 m³/sPo
Italy652 km1,500 m³/sRio GrandeUnited States3,051 km85 m³/sKasai River
Republic of the Congo2,272 km12,000 m³/sDniesterUkraine1,352 km310 m³/sLimpopo RiverMozambique1,750 km170 m³/sTagus River
Portugal1,007 km500 m³/sDaugava
Latvia1,020 km680 m³/sOkaRussia1,500 km1,300 m³/sOkavango River
Botswana1,600 km500 m³/sTisza
Serbia966 km800 m³/sDouro RiverPortugal897 km680 m³/sSavaSerbia945 km1,700 m³/sKura River
Azerbaijan1,360 km440 m³/sParaguay River
Argentina2,621 km2.7 m³/sMeuseThe Netherlands950 km230 m³/sTiberItaly405 km240 m³/sDarling River
Australia1,472 km100 m³/sNeman
Lithuania937 km680 m³/sAras RiverAzerbaijan1,072 km280 m³/sUruguay RiverUruguay1,790 km4.6 m³/sSonghua RiverChina1,434 km2,500 m³/sJapurá RiverBrazil2,820 km13,900 m³/sSão Francisco RiverBrazil2,814 km2.9 m³/sHudson RiverUnited States492 km210 m³/sMain
Germany524 km200 m³/sJordan River
Jordan252 km52 m³/sKızılırmak River
Turkey1,355 km500 m³/sIli RiverKazakhstan1,439 km480 m³/sTobolRussia1,591 km800 m³/sGuadalquivir
Spain657 km160 m³/sIshimRussia2,450 km56 m³/sVltava
Czechia430 km150 m³/sLiao RiverChina1,345 km630 m³/sDrava
Croatia720 km620 m³/sBelayaRussia1,430 km950 m³/sHelmand River
Iran1,150 km78 m³/sTarim RiverChina2,030 km920 m³/sDonetsRussia1,053 km160 m³/sAraguaia RiverBrazil1,910 km6,200 m³/sKubanRussia870 km420 m³/sMoskva RiverRussia473 km110 m³/sPripyat RiverUkraine775 km460 m³/sTerekRussia623 km300 m³/sWartaPoland808 km200 m³/sDesnaUkraine1,130 km360 m³/sPrut
Moldova953 km120 m³/sSutlejPakistan1,500 km1,300 m³/sWestern BugPoland772 km110 m³/sAdigeItaly410 km270 m³/sUssuriRussia897 km1,200 m³/sSouthern BugUkraine806 km160 m³/sPutumayo RiverBrazil1,610 km7,000 m³/sCuanza RiverAngola965 km820 m³/sDelaware RiverUnited States579 km220 m³/sPanj River
Tajikistan921 km1,000 m³/sSuraRussia841 km260 m³/sVaal RiverSouth Africa1,120 km120 m³/sNeckarGermany362 km140 m³/sGuadianaPortugal778 km70 m³/sSaôneFrance480 km470 m³/sGaronneFrance647 km660 m³/sKwango River
DR Congo1,770 km2,700 m³/sCunene River
Namibia1,207 km170 m³/sIguazu RiverArgentina1,320 km1,700 m³/sRed RiverUnited States2,189 km1,900 m³/sMaritsaTurkey490 km200 m³/sPilcomayo River
Paraguay1,100 km200 m³/sSusquehanna RiverUnited States715 km1,100 m³/sSpreeGermany382 km36 m³/sDordogneFrance483 km450 m³/sHari River
Turkmenistan1,150 km30 m³/sRioni
Georgia327 km400 m³/sMorava
Austria388 km110 m³/sSacramento RiverUnited States644 km660 m³/sHavelGermany325 km89 m³/sKafue River
Zambia1,577 km310 m³/sDrinaSerbia346 km120 m³/sArnoItaly241 km100 m³/sPlatte RiverUnited States500 km200 m³/sYalu RiverChina813 km600 m³/sMarneFrance514 km100 m³/sSaaleGermany413 km120 m³/sSiret RiverRomania740 km230 m³/sNarewPoland484 km320 m³/sNerisLithuania510 km180 m³/sHan RiverChina1,532 km2,200 m³/sChu RiverKazakhstan1,318 km130 m³/sOlt RiverRomania615 km170 m³/sOrontes RiverTurkey571 km30 m³/sLahnGermany242 km54 m³/sMureș River
Hungary803 km160 m³/sNiagara River
Canada53 km5.8 m³/sMurCroatia434 km170 m³/sBeni River
Bolivia1,100 km8.9 m³/sNeretvaCroatia225 km380 m³/sAddaItaly313 km190 m³/sRuhrGermany217 km79 m³/sKabul RiverPakistan460 km1,200 m³/sAdourFrance308 km350 m³/sOkavango DeltaBotswana1,343 km240 m³/sOiseFrance341 km110 m³/sGila RiverUnited States1,044 km170 m³/sGreat Menderes RiverTurkey548 km90 m³/sVáh
Slovakia433 km150 m³/sZeravshanUzbekistan877 km160 m³/sRuvuma River
Tanzania800 km480 m³/sHuai RiverChina1,110 km1,200 m³/sSamaraRussia594 km50 m³/sBermejoParaguay1,060 km340 m³/sBerezina
Belarus613 km140 m³/sSeymUkraine696 km100 m³/sKhabur River
Syria486 km70 m³/sIsèreFrance286 km360 m³/sSanPoland444 km120 m³/sHai RiverChina102 km720 m³/sIllinois RiverUnited States432 km660 m³/sBosna
Bosnia and Herzegovina282 km140 m³/sConnecticut RiverUnited States660 km520 m³/sDrin
Albania280 km350 m³/sGrande RiverBrazil1,090 km2,000 m³/sKlyazmaRussia686 km150 m³/sTalas RiverKazakhstan661 km170 m³/s
United States3,766 km12,700 m³/sYangtze RiverChina6,300 km31,900 m³/sVolgaRussia3,530 km8,100 m³/sDanubeRomania2,850 km5,400 m³/sIndus RiverPakistan3,180 km6,600 m³/sYellow RiverChina5,464 km2,600 m³/sRhineThe Netherlands1,233 km2,200 m³/sEuphratesIraq2,800 km820 m³/sBrahmaputra RiverIndia2,900 km19,500 m³/sZambezi RiverMozambique2,574 km7,000 m³/sRiver CongoAngola4,700 km41,800 m³/sDnieperUkraine2,285 km1,700 m³/sMissouri RiverUnited States3,726 km2,500 m³/sTigrisIraq1,850 km1,000 m³/sParaná RiverUruguay4,880 km16,000 m³/sDonRussia1,870 km940 m³/sAmu DaryaUzbekistan2,620 km1,400 m³/sUral RiverKazakhstan2,428 km400 m³/sVistulaPoland1,047 km1,100 m³/sSeineFrance777 km500 m³/sColorado RiverMexico2,334 km640 m³/sRio NegroBrazil2,250 km30,000 m³/sOrange RiverSouth Africa2,200 km800 m³/sLoireFrance1,006 km840 m³/sRío de la PlataUruguay290 km22,000 m³/sRhôneFrance812 km1,800 m³/sSyr DaryaKazakhstan2,212 km700 m³/sOderPoland854 km480 m³/sPoItaly652 km1,500 m³/sRio GrandeUnited States3,051 km85 m³/sKasai RiverRepublic of the Congo2,272 km12,000 m³/sDniesterUkraine1,352 km310 m³/sLimpopo RiverMozambique1,750 km170 m³/sTagus RiverPortugal1,007 km500 m³/sDaugavaLatvia1,020 km680 m³/sOkaRussia1,500 km1,300 m³/sOkavango RiverBotswana1,600 km500 m³/sTiszaSerbia966 km800 m³/sDouro RiverPortugal897 km680 m³/sSavaSerbia945 km1,700 m³/sKura RiverAzerbaijan1,360 km440 m³/sParaguay RiverArgentina2,621 km2.7 m³/sMeuseThe Netherlands950 km230 m³/sTiberItaly405 km240 m³/sDarling RiverAustralia1,472 km100 m³/sNemanLithuania937 km680 m³/sAras RiverAzerbaijan1,072 km280 m³/sUruguay RiverUruguay1,790 km4.6 m³/sSonghua RiverChina1,434 km2,500 m³/sJapurá RiverBrazil2,820 km13,900 m³/sSão Francisco RiverBrazil2,814 km2.9 m³/sHudson RiverUnited States492 km210 m³/sMainGermany524 km200 m³/sJordan RiverJordan252 km52 m³/sKızılırmak RiverTurkey1,355 km500 m³/sIli RiverKazakhstan1,439 km480 m³/sTobolRussia1,591 km800 m³/sGuadalquivirSpain657 km160 m³/sIshimRussia2,450 km56 m³/sVltavaCzechia430 km150 m³/sLiao RiverChina1,345 km630 m³/sDravaCroatia720 km620 m³/sBelayaRussia1,430 km950 m³/sHelmand RiverIran1,150 km78 m³/sTarim RiverChina2,030 km920 m³/sDonetsRussia1,053 km160 m³/sAraguaia RiverBrazil1,910 km6,200 m³/sKubanRussia870 km420 m³/sMoskva RiverRussia473 km110 m³/sPripyat RiverUkraine775 km460 m³/sTerekRussia623 km300 m³/sWartaPoland808 km200 m³/sDesnaUkraine1,130 km360 m³/sPrutMoldova953 km120 m³/sSutlejPakistan1,500 km1,300 m³/sWestern BugPoland772 km110 m³/sAdigeItaly410 km270 m³/sUssuriRussia897 km1,200 m³/sSouthern BugUkraine806 km160 m³/sPutumayo RiverBrazil1,610 km7,000 m³/sCuanza RiverAngola965 km820 m³/sDelaware RiverUnited States579 km220 m³/sPanj RiverTajikistan921 km1,000 m³/sSuraRussia841 km260 m³/sVaal RiverSouth Africa1,120 km120 m³/sNeckarGermany362 km140 m³/sGuadianaPortugal778 km70 m³/sSaôneFrance480 km470 m³/sGaronneFrance647 km660 m³/sKwango RiverDR Congo1,770 km2,700 m³/sCunene RiverNamibia1,207 km170 m³/sIguazu RiverArgentina1,320 km1,700 m³/sRed RiverUnited States2,189 km1,900 m³/sMaritsaTurkey490 km200 m³/sPilcomayo RiverParaguay1,100 km200 m³/sSusquehanna RiverUnited States715 km1,100 m³/sSpreeGermany382 km36 m³/sDordogneFrance483 km450 m³/sHari RiverTurkmenistan1,150 km30 m³/sRioniGeorgia327 km400 m³/sMoravaAustria388 km110 m³/sSacramento RiverUnited States644 km660 m³/sHavelGermany325 km89 m³/sKafue RiverZambia1,577 km310 m³/sDrinaSerbia346 km120 m³/sArnoItaly241 km100 m³/sPlatte RiverUnited States500 km200 m³/sYalu RiverChina813 km600 m³/sMarneFrance514 km100 m³/sSaaleGermany413 km120 m³/sSiret RiverRomania740 km230 m³/sNarewPoland484 km320 m³/sNerisLithuania510 km180 m³/sHan RiverChina1,532 km2,200 m³/sChu RiverKazakhstan1,318 km130 m³/sOlt RiverRomania615 km170 m³/sOrontes RiverTurkey571 km30 m³/sLahnGermany242 km54 m³/sMureș RiverHungary803 km160 m³/sNiagara RiverCanada53 km5.8 m³/sMurCroatia434 km170 m³/sBeni RiverBolivia1,100 km8.9 m³/sNeretvaCroatia225 km380 m³/sAddaItaly313 km190 m³/sRuhrGermany217 km79 m³/sKabul RiverPakistan460 km1,200 m³/sAdourFrance308 km350 m³/sOkavango DeltaBotswana1,343 km240 m³/sOiseFrance341 km110 m³/sGila RiverUnited States1,044 km170 m³/sGreat Menderes RiverTurkey548 km90 m³/sVáhSlovakia433 km150 m³/sZeravshanUzbekistan877 km160 m³/sRuvuma RiverTanzania800 km480 m³/sHuai RiverChina1,110 km1,200 m³/sSamaraRussia594 km50 m³/sBermejoParaguay1,060 km340 m³/sBerezinaBelarus613 km140 m³/sSeymUkraine696 km100 m³/sKhabur RiverSyria486 km70 m³/sIsèreFrance286 km360 m³/sSanPoland444 km120 m³/sHai RiverChina102 km720 m³/sIllinois RiverUnited States432 km660 m³/sBosnaBosnia and Herzegovina282 km140 m³/sConnecticut RiverUnited States660 km520 m³/sDrinAlbania280 km350 m³/sGrande RiverBrazil1,090 km2,000 m³/sKlyazmaRussia686 km150 m³/sTalas RiverKazakhstan661 km170 m³/sFrom long-term averages along each river (WorldClim and WaterGAP in RiverATLAS).
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