Is Gisborne safe? Australia travel risk
Is Gisborne safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gisborne scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Australia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Gisborne scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Australia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gisborne: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (40/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Australia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 37.4900° S, 144.5889° E place Gisborne within Victoria at an elevation of 421 meters. Heading to Canberra: 473.9 km ENE.
Victoria
37.4900° S, 144.5889° E
421 m
Australia/Melbourne
8,999
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Australia
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (26 °C avg high); Wettest: September (75 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 26° | 23° | 20° | 16° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 24° |
| Low °C | 15° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 54 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 62 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
Normals: Melbourne (48.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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