Is Laval safe? Canada travel risk
Is Laval safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Laval scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Canada Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Hepatitis A in Canada (4 Jun 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Laval scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Canada (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Laval: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (26/100) and crime and scams (27/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Canada travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 45.5833° N, 73.7500° W in Quebec, Laval maintains a regional distance of 152.6 km W to Ottawa.
Quebec
45.5833° N, 73.7500° W
34 m
America/Toronto
438,366
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Canada)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (26 °C avg high); Wettest: July (112 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -4° | -3° | 3° | 12° | 19° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 5° | -2° |
| Low °C | -13° | -12° | -6° | 2° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 17° | 13° | 7° | -1° | -10° |
| Rain mm | 70 | 69 | 82 | 91 | 95 | 110 | 112 | 105 | 95 | 101 | 100 | 86 |
Normals: Montréal (16.8 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Laval happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Canada
- Level 1 - Hepatitis A in Canada (Level 1, 4 Jun 2026)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Canada travel advice & laws.
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