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Barmstedt score: 28/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Barmstedt safe? Germany travel risk

Is Barmstedt safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Barmstedt scores 28/100 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.

Barmstedt scores 28/100 (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 Barmstedt: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (37/100).

A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Situated in Schleswig-Holstein at 53.7833° N, 9.7667° E (elevation 12 m), Barmstedt lies 280.3 km ESE of Berlin. Time zone: Europe/Berlin.

Region
Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates
53.7833° N, 9.7667° E
Elevation
12 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
10,683
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hamburg (30.2 km SSE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) 22.4 km SE
Hospital Care Klinikum Elmshorn 6.5 km WSW
Police Station Polizeistation Barmstedt 0.9 km NE
Railway Terminal Barmstedt 1.1 km NNE

Adjacent Localities in Germany

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: June (80 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 4° 4° 8° 13° 17° 20° 21° 22° 19° 14° 7° 4°
Low °C -1° -1° 1° 4° 8° 12° 14° 14° 12° 8° 3° 0°
Rain mm 66 52 57 55 67 80 80 68 54 61 55 57

Normals: Hamburg (30.2 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

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

Pinneberg 10
16.8 km S
Norderstedt 10
18.2 km ESE
Wedel 10
22.7 km S
Stade 10
27.9 km SW
Hamburg 67
30.2 km SSE
Buxtehude 10
34.3 km S

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