Is Turnhout safe? Belgium travel risk
Is Turnhout safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Turnhout scores 35/100 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.
Turnhout scores 35/100 (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 Turnhout: 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 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Belgium travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Flanders territory, Turnhout is established at 51.3231° N, 4.9483° E. It lies 67.4 km SW relative to Brussels. Time zone observed: Europe/Brussels.
Flanders
51.3231° N, 4.9483° E
29 m
Europe/Brussels
44,136
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Turnhout happened in August (5 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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