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Bertem score: 32/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Bertem safe? Belgium travel risk

Is Bertem safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Bertem scores 32/100 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.

Bertem scores 32/100 (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 Bertem: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (36/100) and natural hazards (50/100).

A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Belgium travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Bertem belongs to Flanders (Belgium), centered at coordinates 50.8671° N, 4.6361° E (39 m above sea level). Distance to Brussels is 20.0 km towards the W.

Region
Flanders
Coordinates
50.8671° N, 4.6361° E
Elevation
39 m
Time Zone
Europe/Brussels
Population
9,958
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Brussels (20.0 km W).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Brussels Airport (BRU) 11.3 km WNW
Hospital Care UZ Leuven campus Gasthuisberg 3.0 km ENE
Police Station Lokale politie Voer en Dijle 0.5 km WSW
Railway Terminal Veltem 3.7 km N

Adjacent Localities in Belgium

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: July (76 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 6° 7° 10° 14° 18° 21° 22° 22° 20° 15° 9° 6°
Low °C 1° 1° 3° 5° 9° 12° 14° 14° 12° 9° 4° 2°
Rain mm 72 54 65 56 70 72 76 59 59 65 69 59

Normals: Brussels (20 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 2 — — — 3 4 2 4 2 1 — —
Wildfires — — — 1 — — — — — — — —
Droughts — 1 — — 1 — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Bertem happened in June and August (8 of 18 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.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Belgium entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Schaarbeek 20
18.4 km W
Laeken 10
19.7 km W
Brussels 90
20.0 km W
Jette 15
21.2 km W
Anderlecht 22
21.6 km W
Deurne 10
41.6 km NNW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy