Is Bensheim safe? Germany travel risk
Is Bensheim safe right now? Checked 25 October 2026
Bensheim 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.
Bensheim 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 Bensheim: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 27 is higher than 6% of the cities we score.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 49.6667° N, 8.6167° E in Hesse, Bensheim maintains a regional distance of 460.8 km NE to Berlin.
Hesse
49.6667° N, 8.6167° E
103 m
Europe/Berlin
41,758
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 (49.6 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.
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