Is Schwaz safe? Austria travel risk
Is Schwaz safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Schwaz scores 25/100 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.
Schwaz scores 25/100 (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 Schwaz: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and natural hazards (40/100).
A score of 25 is higher than the scores of 15% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Austria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Tirol at 47.3500° N, 11.7000° E (elevation 537 m), Schwaz lies 361.9 km ENE of Vienna. Time zone: Europe/Vienna.
Tirol
47.3500° N, 11.7000° E
537 m
Europe/Vienna
13,810
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Austria)
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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Schwaz happened in July (3 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Austria travel advice & laws.
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