Is Balve safe? Germany travel risk
Is Balve safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Balve scores 29/100 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.
Balve scores 29/100 (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 Balve: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (43/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in North Rhine-Westphalia (51.3333° N, 7.8667° E), Balve sits 401.9 km ENE from Berlin at 237 m elevation.
North Rhine-Westphalia
51.3333° N, 7.8667° E
237 m
Europe/Berlin
11,108
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Germany
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: January (88 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Low °C | 0° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 3° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 88 | 70 | 77 | 66 | 75 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 67 | 78 | 80 | 80 |
Normals: Dortmund (34.3 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 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Balve happened in May (3 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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