Is Sint-Joost-ten-Node safe? Belgium travel risk
Is Sint-Joost-ten-Node safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sint-Joost-ten-Node scores 31/100 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.
Sint-Joost-ten-Node scores 31/100 (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 Sint-Joost-ten-Node: 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 31 is higher than the scores of 34% 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 Brussels-Capital Region territory, Sint-Joost-ten-Node is established at 50.8500° N, 4.3833° E. It lies 2.2 km W relative to Brussels. Time zone observed: UTC.
Brussels-Capital Region
50.8500° N, 4.3833° E
Lowland
UTC
27,497
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 (2.2 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 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sint-Joost-ten-Node happened in August (4 of 17 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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