{"id":30922,"date":"2024-03-25T12:11:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/?p=30922"},"modified":"2025-08-17T11:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T11:58:35","slug":"pacuare-river-water-temperature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/nl\/2024\/03\/25\/pacuare-river-water-temperature\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacuare River water temperature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How cold is the Pacuare River? This is a common question, and good news for our friends who are used to rafting with wetsuits and drysuits &#8211; they&#8217;re not needed here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#temps\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#temp\">Click here to jump to the latest reading<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image30922_2f2c0b-a8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image30922_2f2c0b-a8\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tom-pacuare-river-225x300.webp\" alt=\"tom ranieri packrafting the pacuare river\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-30924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tom-pacuare-river-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tom-pacuare-river-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tom-pacuare-river.webp 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/nl\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"934\">The Pacuare River<\/a> water is warm and comfortable. While you might need a splash jacket to keep the water off of you from the whitewater (and there&#8217;s a lot of whitewater on the Pacuare River), you won&#8217;t need it due to cold river temps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How warm is it? While there isn&#8217;t any automated water temperature monitoring, I have been occasionally checking it myself. Moving forward I&#8217;ll try my best to update the table below at least once a month, but hopefully with greater frequency than that. My process isn&#8217;t scientific because my location changes, but it&#8217;s good enough for our information and to share here on this blog post.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image30922_cce0bf-67 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image30922_cce0bf-67\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/water-temp-pacuare-river-300x225.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-30923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/water-temp-pacuare-river-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/water-temp-pacuare-river-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/water-temp-pacuare-river-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/pacuareoutdoorcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/water-temp-pacuare-river.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id30922_5ed9c0-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id30922_5ed9c0-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id30922_5ed9c0-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id30922_5ed9c0-99 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id30922_5ed9c0-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id30922_5ed9c0-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id30922_5ed9c0-99 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\" id=\"temps\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column30922_d68d0e-12\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Date (mm\/dd\/yyyy)<\/th><th>Location\/Notes<\/th><th>Water Temp (F\/C)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>11\/30\/23<\/td><td>Rio Vista Lodge, high water<\/td><td>70.3 \/ 21.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3\/24\/24<\/td><td>San Martin Put-In, low water<\/td><td>74.5 \/ 23.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/22\/24<\/td><td>Rio Vista Lodge, low water<\/td><td>79.1 \/ 26.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4\/27\/24<\/td><td>Rio Vista Lodge, low\/medium water<\/td><td>74 \/ 23.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/7\/24<\/td><td>Rio Vista Lodge, low water<\/td><td>72 \/ 22.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/18\/24<\/td><td>Rio Vista Lodge, medium water<\/td><td>77.7 \/ 25.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5\/25\/24<\/td><td>San Martin Put-In, low\/medium water<\/td><td>74.8 \/ 23.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6\/18\/24<\/td><td>Rio Vista Lodge, high water<\/td><td>71.5 \/ 21.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8\/12\/24<\/td><td>San Martin Put-In, medium water<\/td><td>72.5 \/ 22.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/14\/24<\/td><td>Rio Vista Lodge, medium water<\/td><td>74.1 \/ 23.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9\/21\/24<\/td><td>Rio Vista Lodge, medium water<\/td><td>75.4 \/ 24.1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How cold is the Pacuare River? 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