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Auerbach score: 31/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Auerbach safe? Germany travel risk

Is Auerbach safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Auerbach 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.

Auerbach 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 Auerbach: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (43/100).

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.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 50.5094° N, 12.4000° E place Auerbach within Saxony at an elevation of 458 meters. Heading to Berlin: 234.1 km NNE.

Region
Saxony
Coordinates
50.5094° N, 12.4000° E
Elevation
458 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
17,562
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Nuremberg (150.7 km SW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Hof-Plauen Airport (HOQ) 45.9 km WSW
Hospital Care Klinikum Obergöltzsch 1.7 km NNE
Police Station Polizeirevier Auerbach 0.3 km SW
Railway Terminal Falkenstein 4.4 km SW

Adjacent Localities in Germany

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (81 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 4° 4° 9° 13° 18° 21° 23° 23° 20° 14° 7° 3°
Low °C -1° -2° 1° 5° 9° 13° 15° 15° 12° 8° 2° -1°
Rain mm 56 45 58 57 76 81 72 61 57 54 54 55

Normals: Gera (46.9 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 Auerbach happened in May and September (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Zwickau 10
24.1 km NNE
Gera 17
46.9 km NNW
Chemnitz 15
51.2 km NE
Klášterec nad Ohří 10
56.2 km ESE
Kadaň 10
63.5 km ESE
Chomutov 10
72.1 km E

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy