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

Is Betzdorf safe? Germany travel risk

Is Betzdorf safe right now? Checked 5 October 2026

Betzdorf 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.

Betzdorf 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 Betzdorf: 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

Coordinates 50.7856° N, 7.8728° E place Betzdorf within Rhineland-Palatinate at an elevation of 189 meters. Heading to Berlin: 427.5 km ENE.

Region
Rhineland-Palatinate
Coordinates
50.7856° N, 7.8728° E
Elevation
189 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
10,401
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cologne (66.7 km WNW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Siegerland Airport (SGE) 17.1 km ESE
Hospital Care Diakonie Klinikum Kirchen 2.3 km N
Police Station Kriminalinspektion Betzdorf/Sieg 0.3 km NE
Railway Terminal Betzdorf (Sieg) 0.5 km NNW

Adjacent Localities in Germany

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (21 °C avg high); Wettest: January (118 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 3° 4° 8° 12° 16° 20° 21° 21° 18° 13° 6° 3°
Low °C -2° -3° 1° 4° 8° 11° 13° 13° 11° 7° 2° -1°
Rain mm 118 90 94 85 102 111 111 89 80 99 100 102

Normals: Siegen (14.8 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

Bonn 20
54.5 km W
Cologne 70
66.7 km WNW
Hagen 15
70.1 km NNW
Wuppertal 15
72.0 km NW
Wiesbaden 17
82.4 km SSE
Dortmund 32
85.8 km NNW

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