Is Ath safe? Belgium travel risk
Is Ath safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ath scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Belgium Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 23 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ath scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Belgium (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ath: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (36/100) and natural hazards (48/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Belgium travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Wallonia territory, Ath is established at 50.6167° N, 3.7667° E. It lies 48.5 km ENE relative to Brussels. Time zone observed: Europe/Brussels.
Wallonia
50.6167° N, 3.7667° E
32 m
Europe/Brussels
29,164
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Belgium)
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Droughts | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ath happened in September (3 of 15 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 Belgium travel advice & laws.
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