Is Forchheim safe? Germany travel risk
Is Forchheim safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Forchheim scores 26/100 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.
Forchheim scores 26/100 (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 Forchheim: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (28/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 49.7197° N, 11.0581° E in Bavaria, Forchheim features an altitude of 261 m. The settlement is located 351.8 km NNE from Berlin.
Bavaria
49.7197° N, 11.0581° E
261 m
Europe/Berlin
33,610
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Germany
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (24 °C avg high); Wettest: June (88 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 3° |
| Low °C | -2° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 70 | 53 | 68 | 62 | 75 | 88 | 77 | 64 | 59 | 60 | 66 | 64 |
Normals: Nuremberg (29.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Forchheim happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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