Is Aurich safe? Germany travel risk
Is Aurich safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Aurich 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.
Aurich 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 Aurich: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 53.4714° N, 7.4836° E place Aurich within Lower Saxony at an elevation of 10 meters. Heading to Berlin: 410.0 km ESE.
Lower Saxony
53.4714° N, 7.4836° E
10 m
Europe/Berlin
43,375
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 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Aurich 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.
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