Is Merksem safe? Belgium travel risk
Is Merksem safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Merksem scores 33/100 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.
Merksem scores 33/100 (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 Merksem: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (36/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Belgium travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 51.2428° N, 4.4414° E within Flanders, Merksem is situated 44.5 km S of Brussels at an altitude of 5 m.
Flanders
51.2428° N, 4.4414° E
5 m
Europe/Brussels
44,808
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 (44.5 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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