Is Altenstadt safe? Germany travel risk
Is Altenstadt safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Altenstadt scores 27/100 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.
Altenstadt scores 27/100 (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 Altenstadt: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (32/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 50.2856° N, 8.9450° E in Hesse, Altenstadt features an altitude of 133 m. The settlement is located 396.7 km NE from Berlin.
Hesse
50.2856° N, 8.9450° E
133 m
Europe/Berlin
12,601
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Germany
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (24 °C avg high); Wettest: June (67 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | -1° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 3° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 65 | 48 | 60 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 66 | 57 |
Normals: Frankfurt (27 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Altenstadt happened in March and October (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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