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

Is Brake safe? Germany travel risk

Is Brake safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Brake 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.

Brake 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 Brake: 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

Geographically located in Lower Saxony (53.3333° N, 8.4833° E), Brake sits 342.0 km ESE from Berlin at lowland elevation.

Region
Lower Saxony
Coordinates
53.3333° N, 8.4833° E
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
15,102
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hamburg (103.3 km ENE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Bremen Airport (BRE) 37.8 km SSE
Hospital Care St. Bernhard Hospital 1.0 km S
Police Station Wasserschutzpolizeistation Brake 1.5 km S
Railway Terminal Brake (Unterweser) 0.5 km SSW

Adjacent Localities in Germany

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: July (82 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 4° 5° 9° 13° 17° 20° 21° 22° 19° 14° 8° 4°
Low °C 0° -1° 2° 5° 9° 12° 14° 14° 12° 8° 3° 1°
Rain mm 67 54 58 57 64 73 82 69 53 62 58 62

Normals: Bremen (35.8 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 — — 1

Most flood events within 100 km of Brake happened in September and December (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.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Bremerhaven 15
25.0 km NNE
Oldenburg 15
27.7 km SW
Delmenhorst 10
33.0 km SSE
Wilhelmshaven 10
33.1 km NW
Bremen 27
35.8 km SE
Cuxhaven 10
60.3 km NNE

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