Is Pau safe? France travel risk
Is Pau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pau scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); 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.
Pau scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Pau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (46/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 43.3000° N, 0.3700° W (elevation 219 m), Pau lies 652.5 km NNE of Paris. Time zone: Europe/Paris.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
43.3000° N, 0.3700° W
219 m
Europe/Paris
78,620
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in France
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (26 °C avg high); Wettest: May (158 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 10° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 14° | 10° |
| Low °C | 3° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 126 | 92 | 137 | 148 | 158 | 120 | 84 | 61 | 112 | 122 | 128 | 115 |
Normals: Lons (3.6 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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pau happened in May (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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