Is Gistel safe? Belgium travel risk
Is Gistel safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gistel 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.
Gistel 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 Gistel: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (36/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
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
Geographically located in Flanders (51.1500° N, 2.9667° E), Gistel sits 102.7 km ESE from Brussels at 7 m elevation.
Flanders
51.1500° N, 2.9667° E
7 m
Europe/Brussels
12,106
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Belgium)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (21 °C avg high); Wettest: November (73 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 7° |
| Low °C | 3° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 67 | 48 | 59 | 51 | 58 | 60 | 72 | 58 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 62 |
Normals: Bruges (19.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Belgium travel advice & laws.
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