Is Wels safe? Austria travel risk
Is Wels safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wels scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). 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.
Wels scores 24/100 (Low). 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 Wels: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and natural hazards (34/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Austria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Wels belongs to Oberösterreich (Austria), centered at coordinates 48.1500° N, 14.0167° E (317 m above sea level). Distance to Vienna is 174.8 km towards the E.
Oberösterreich
48.1500° N, 14.0167° E
317 m
Europe/Vienna
65,303
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (141 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 3° |
| Low °C | -4° | -4° | -0° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 12° | 7° | 1° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 89 | 74 | 87 | 99 | 133 | 141 | 140 | 123 | 93 | 81 | 76 | 92 |
Normals: Gmunden (30.4 km away).
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 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Wels happened in May (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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