Is Sankt Pölten safe? Austria travel risk
Is Sankt Pölten safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sankt Pölten scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Austria Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 21 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.
Sankt Pölten scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Austria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sankt Pölten: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Austria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Niederösterreich at 48.2000° N, 15.6167° E (elevation 265 m), Sankt Pölten lies 56.0 km E of Vienna. Time zone: Europe/Vienna.
Niederösterreich
48.2000° N, 15.6167° E
265 m
Europe/Vienna
55,514
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sankt Pölten happened in May and June (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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