Is Aachen safe? Germany travel risk
Is Aachen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Aachen scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 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.
Aachen 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 Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Aachen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 50.7756° N, 6.0836° E place Aachen within North Rhine-Westphalia at an elevation of 266 meters. Heading to Berlin: 540.8 km ENE.
North Rhine-Westphalia
50.7756° N, 6.0836° E
266 m
Europe/Berlin
252,769
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Germany
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 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Aachen happened in May and June (6 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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