Is Villach safe? Austria travel risk
Is Villach safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Villach scores 28/100 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. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Villach scores 28/100 (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 Villach: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Austria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 46.6167° N, 13.8500° E in Kärnten, Villach maintains a regional distance of 259.5 km NE to Vienna.
Kärnten
46.6167° N, 13.8500° E
494 m
Europe/Vienna
65,127
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Villach happened in June (4 of 16 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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